# N256C: 2005 Cook Joe Frank WACO TAPERWING ATO

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cook Joe Frank WACO TAPERWING ATO](https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-joe-frank-waco-taperwing-ato) (registry code 05613IL, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Jacobs L6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6) (registry code 35005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 195](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20195) (Air Repair Inc.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12066JC027A
- Year built: 2005
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 7, 2002
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A26DFA
- Registered owner: [J & N Endeavors LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20N%20ENDEAVORS%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=256C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N256C

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 (Cook Joe Frank WACO TAPERWING ATO)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jacobs L6)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N256C.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N256C.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (5)

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 L6)

- [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 SE04136AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04136AT): Installation of Bendix Scintilla WL-7A Battery Ignition Timer (distributor) modified from a breaker points and condenser design to a Hall Effect electronic sensor design. Air Repair Inc
- [STC SE00809WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00809WI): Installation of a modified alternate source of supply, engine ignition coil assembly and condenser. Air Repair Inc
- [STC SE01652WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01652WI): Modification of engine to replace contact points and condenser controlled Bendix Scintilla WL-7A battery timer (distributor) with an electronically controlled WL-7A-M battery timer. 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

## Earlier aircraft with N256C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N256C before.

- [Cancelled 1981-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N256C-1981-03-13): Stinson 108-2, S/N 108-3256, built 1947. Owner: [Brewer David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BREWER%20DAVID%20C), [Miamisburg, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Miamisburg)

## Related

- Other Cook Joe Frank WACO TAPERWING ATO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-joe-frank-waco-taperwing-ato/aircraft.md
- The Jacobs L6 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l6.md

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