# N171L: 2013 Waco Classic YMF-F5C - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Waco Classic YMF-F5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (registry code 9600425, 3 seats) - Engine: [Jacobs R-755A2M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m) (registry code 35020) - Data sheets: [TCDS E-237](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-237) (Air Repair Inc.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: F5C-8-134 - Year built: 2013 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 22, 2013 - Certificate issued: January 19, 2017 - Expires: January 31, 2030 - Mode S code: A11DDE - Registered owners: [Schmidt Louis J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20LOUIS%20J), [Schmidt Connie K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20CONNIE%20K) - Location: [Orange, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Orange) - Owner type: Co-owned - Owner's area on the map: 33.8264° N, 117.8514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92865, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171L - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171L From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Waco Classic YMF-F5C) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Jacobs R-755A2M) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR15CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA074), Jan 3, 2015: Waco Classic YMF F5C (N171L), San Luis Obispo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The accidental application of the brakes by the passenger during landing roll which resulted in the airplane nosing over. ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20150103005989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150103005989A), Jan 3, 2015: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C (N171L), San Luis Obispo, CA, Substantial damage. Landing runway 29, pilot stated he had a left quartering tail wind. Made a normal wheel landing. Landed normally and at the end of roll out, speed approx 30-40… - [Incident 20140222002789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140222002789I), Feb 22, 2014: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C (N171L), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted] took of from runway 24 at palomar airport in Carlsbad, CA (crq) after sunset. He stated that as he climbed away from the end of… ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## Service difficulty reports on N171L not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N171L, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [SDR 20000613SH010](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000613SH010), Apr 20, 2000: VALVE. FAILED. DURING CENTER POINT FUELING, ENCOUNTERED INTERMITTENT FUEL VENTING FROM RIGHT WING TIP. DISCOVERED RIGHT FUEL PRE-CHECK WOULD NOT SHUT OFF FUEL TO RT WING. SUBM ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (7) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Jacobs R-755A2M) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SE572SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE572SW): Installation of Jacobs RAS325A exhaust valve rotocaps. Air Repair Inc - [STC SE8776SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE8776SW): Installation of coated cylinders and piston rings. Continental Motors, Inc. Lists R-755A Series - [STC SE01288WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01288WI): Modification of Engines to replace carburetor with fuel injection. Data required: (1) Butterfly Aviation Master Drawing List Report BA1001-11, dated October 28, 2004, and (2) Butterfly Aviation Instructions for Continued Airworthiness Report BA1001-8, dated October 26, 2004, or later FAA Approved revisions to (1) or (2). Radial Engines Ltd - [STC SE01243WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01243WI): Installation of Barron Aviation intake tube drain kits on the engines listed on the attached FAA Approved Model List (AML) No. SE01243WI, dated April 26, 2004, or later FAA Approved revision. Barron Aviation - [STC SE639SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE639SW): Continental W-670 link rods. Aircraft Engine Service Inc. Lists R-755A Series ## Earlier aircraft with N171L The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N171L before. - [Cancelled 2011-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171L-2011-06-01): Cessna TU206G, S/N 05575, built 1980. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Paul Philip I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAUL%20PHILIP%20I), [Lancaster, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lancaster) - [Cancelled 1992-03-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171L-1992-03-20): North American NAVION, S/N NAV4830. Exported to Canada. Owner: [J C Janes & Associates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20C%20JANES%20%26%20ASSOCIATES%20INC), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford) ## Related - Other Waco Classic YMF-F5C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c/aircraft.md - The Jacobs R-755A2M engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.