# N32186: 1942 Waco UPF-7 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302, 2 seats) - Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) - Data sheets: [TCDS A-642](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-642) (The Waco Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 5812 - Year built: 1942 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 18, 1942 - Certificate issued: August 21, 2021 - Expires: August 31, 2028 - Mode S code: A37596 - Registered owner: [Erickson Kirk E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERICKSON%20KIRK%20E) - Location: [Warroad, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Warroad) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 48.8073° N, 95.3414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56763, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32186 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32186 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 UPF-7) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG) 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 LAX00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA011), Oct 17, 1999: Waco UPF7 (N32186), Jean, NV, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing for departure. Factors in the accident were: the narrow nature of the taxiway and the pilot of the other… ## 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 19991017046489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017046489A), Oct 17, 1999: Waco UPF7 (N32186), Jean, NV, No damage. (-23)Mr. Maridon while taxiing his Waco at the Jean Airport, allowed his propeller to strike the left wing tip of Cessna 195, N4301V. The Cessna 195 was… ## Reports on N32186 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N32186, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Incident 19781119026319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781119026319I), Nov 19, 1978: Piper PA28151 (N32186), Talladega, AL, Minor damage. Student lost directional control while taxiing. Had severe nose wheel shimmy. Nose gear collapsed. ## 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) (29) 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 UPF-7) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA00079NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00079NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K008 on single and multi engine fixed wing light aircraft incorporating Teledyne Continental reciprocating engines of 450 horsepower or less. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA7965SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA7965SW): Application of fabric and polyurethane finishing system. Shady Aviation LLC - [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA4503NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4503NM): Remove original cloth covering and install Ceconite covering. Ceconite Division of Poly-Fiber Inc - [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc - [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation Inc - [STC SA02268CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02268CH): Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA02498CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02498CH): Installation of Cleveland Wheel and barke Kit 199-64 (including 30-28D brake assembly and 40-40B wheel assembly). Rare Aircraft Ltd - [STC SA2586NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2586NM): Installation of J.P. Instruments temperature monitoring systems. J P Instruments - [STC SA01807NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01807NY): Increase the maximum certified weight to 2880 lbs. Rare Aircraft Ltd - [STC SA02428SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02428SE): Installation of an Air Stream Switch for an electric time recording device on non-pressurized aircraft. Henry F Rogers/David E Polley - [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SA01669CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01669CH): Installation of Challenger Reusable Air Filter. Challenger Aviation Products Inc - [STC SA00556SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00556SE): Replacement of airplane fuselage frame structure with The WACO Aircraft Co. Inc. fuselage. Rare Aircraft Ltd - [STC SA00432SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00432SE): Installation of EGT 701 series fuel flow instrument. J P Instruments - [STC SA00861SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00861SE): Installation of J.P. Instruments (JPI) fuel flow indicating system. J P Instruments - [STC SA02237SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02237SE): Installation of Cleveland Wheel 40-40B and Brake 30-28D (Kit No. 199-64). Kevin Kreiter - [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 SA8075SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA8075SW): Installation of fiberglass covering. (M-62 SERIES PT-19) (G-73 SCHWEIZER). Razorback Fabrics Inc - [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc - [STC SA00068LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00068LA): Installation of tail wheel adapter ring. R-R-R-Russ Aircraft - [STC SA00373LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00373LA): Installation of engines, modified with addition of a Jacobs shielded ignition harness. Aero Engines Inc - [STC SA2081CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2081CE): Operation of airplane on unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index (RON+MON)/2. Intermixing with aviation gasoline also approved. Petersen Aviation Inc - [STC SA1351WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1351WE): Replace existing fabric on wings, fuselage, empennage, and/or control surfaces, with Ceconite101 material. (262A Series -12). Ceconite Inc - [STC SA4-1210](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1210): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc - [STC SA471NW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA471NW): Installation of a metalized fuselage covering. Stark, Robert C - [STC SA4-1567](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1567): Ceconite 101 covering of complete aircraft. Cooper Engineering Corporation ## Earlier aircraft with N32186 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N32186 before. - [Cancelled 1974-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32186-1974-12-19): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7540020. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Moody Walter P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOODY%20WALTER%20P), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven) ## Related - Other Waco UPF-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7/aircraft.md - The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.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.