# N8518L: 1929 Waco GXE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Waco GXE](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe) (registry code 9600702, 3 seats)
- Serial number: 1885
- Year built: 1929
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: February 11, 2013
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: ABAE8A
- Registered owner: [Koerner Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOERNER%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Kankakee, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Kankakee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1094° N, 87.9028° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60901, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8518L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8518L

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 GXE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8518L.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8518L.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N8518L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8518L before.

- [Cancelled 1974-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518L-1974-05-31): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-5417, built 1971. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Lta Export Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LTA%20EXPORT%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8518L-undated): Cessna 337A, S/N 3370292. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Waco GXE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe/aircraft.md

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