# N56ED: 1998 Waco Classic YMF WACO F5C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waco Classic YMF WACO F5C](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-waco-f5c) (registry code 9600426, 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: F5C082
- Year built: 1998
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2023
- Certificate issued: March 23, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A724F9
- Registered owner: [Florida Seaplanes LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20SEAPLANES%20LLC)
- Location: [Altamonte Springs, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Altamonte%20Springs)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.6693° N, 81.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32701, 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=56ED
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56ED

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 WACO 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 CEN16LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA196), May 19, 2016: Waco Classic YMF (N56ED), West Des Moines, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the airplane's fuel supply, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20160519006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519006689A), May 19, 2016: Waco WACO-YMF (N56ED), West Des Moines, IA, Substantial damage. Airman departed the dsm airport for pleasure flight. Experienced loss of power while in flight approximately 3 miles west of the airport. He attempted an…

## 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) (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

## Related

- Other Waco Classic YMF WACO F5C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-waco-f5c/aircraft.md
- The Jacobs R-755A2M engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m.md

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