# N247E: Waco SRE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waco SRE](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-sre) (registry code 9600910, 5 seats)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 714](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20714) (The Waco Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5081
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1953
- Certificate issued: May 28, 2022
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A24A64
- Registered owner: [Foster Matthew R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20MATTHEW%20R)
- Location: [Poplar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Poplar%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4006° N, 88.8370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61065, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=247E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247E

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 SRE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N247E.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20121104024889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121104024889A), Nov 4, 2012: Waco SRE (N247E), Lafayette, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated after landing on roll out the aircraft veered to the right. He then tried to correct with left rudder and left brake, with a touch of power... No…

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000761](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000761), Nov 4, 2012: STRUT. DAMAGED. RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT FROM FUSELAGE TO LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING. AFTER STRUT REMOVAL FROM ATTACH POINTS LOTS OF RUST WAS COMING OUT OF THE CRACK CREATE

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (6)

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 airframe (Waco SRE)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc
- [STC SA6070NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA6070NM): Installation of a 'quick-disconnect drain plug' on the engine rocker sump for the oil drain retrieval system after engine shutdown. West Coast Air Creations
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC
- [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International

## Related

- Other Waco SRE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-sre/aircraft.md

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