# N744H: Waco CTO

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waco CTO](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-cto) (registry code 9601214, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Wright 760E-2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2) (registry code 67011)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 257](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20257) (The Waco Aircraft Company) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: A-95
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1986
- Certificate issued: February 15, 2024
- Expires: February 28, 2031
- Mode S code: AA0215
- Registered owner: [Ezell Chadwick S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EZELL%20CHADWICK%20S)
- Location: [Breckenridge, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Breckenridge)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8012° N, 98.8870° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76424, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=744H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N744H

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 CTO)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Wright 760E-2)

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 GAA16CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA170), Mar 29, 2016: Waco CTO (N744H), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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 20160329003459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160329003459A), Mar 29, 2016: Waco CTO (N744H), Ridgeland, SC, Substantial damage. Left main landing gear collapsed shortly after landing causing the aircraft to strike the propeller, cowl, and lower left wing on the ground.
- [Incident 19860724042319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860724042319I), Jul 24, 1986: Waco CTO (N744H), Brunswick, GA, Minor damage. Ground looped aircraft during rollout.

## 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 2016FA0000191](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2016FA0000191), Mar 29, 2016: BOLT. SHEARED. UPON LANDING, THE LT MAIN GEAR ATTACHING POINT BOLT SHEARED CAUSING THE LT MLG TO FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. A VISUAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LT TRAILING GEA

## 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 airframe (Waco CTO)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. 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 SA01406NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01406NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and rotary wing. Airwolf Filter Corporation
- [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 CTO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-cto/aircraft.md
- The Wright 760E-2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-760e-2.md

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