# N9553: 1929 Waco ATO - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Waco ATO](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ato) (registry code 9601212, 3 seats) - Engine: [Jacobs R755B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (registry code 35007) - Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 123](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20123) (The Waco Aircraft Company), [TCDS E-237](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-237) (Air Repair Inc.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: A-44 - Year built: 1929 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: April 20, 2005 - Certificate issued: February 26, 2020 - Expires: February 28, 2027 - Mode S code: AD49FB - Registered owner: [Scheibe Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHEIBE%20MARK%20E) - Location: [Lakeville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lakeville) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 40.6471° N, 82.1326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44638, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9553 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9553 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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Jacobs R755B model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Waco ATO) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Jacobs R755B series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations None matched to N9553. ## FAA accident and incident reports None matched to N9553. ## Reports on N9553 not matched to an aircraft (1) They name N9553, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft. - [Accident 19751029043119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751029043119A), Oct 29, 1975: Enstrm F28A (N9553), Substantial damage ## 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) (25) 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 ATO) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [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 SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SA02057SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02057SE): Modification of aircraft and installation of Jacobs L-6MB engine, a Hamilton Standard 2B-20-9 propeller, a Cessna 195 engine ring mounted on a WACO ATO engine mount, and associated accessories and hardware on WACO ATO, serial number A-81. Richard Melhoff - [STC SA2693NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2693NM): Installation of Electronics International digital volt/amp gauges and accessories. Electronics International Inc - [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 SA4005NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4005NM): Precise Flight Inc. Pulselite Control System. Precise Flight Inc - [STC SA2687NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2687NM): Installation of Truboplus/ Electronics Int'l gauges and switches. Aero Manufacturing Inc - [STC SA1626NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1626NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics Int'l Digital EGT/CHT Instruments and accessories. (201 Series). Electronics International - [STC SA2350NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges. Electronics International - [STC SA4302NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4302NM): Installation of Electronics Int'l digital automatic engine analyzer. Electronics International - [STC SA3862NM PAGE 2](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA3862NM%20PAGE%202): Installation of Electronics International Primary TIT/EGT/CHT instruments, remote switches and associated accessories. Electronics International - [STC SA2350NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA2350NM) (historical): Installation of Electronics International Inc digital carburetor/outside air temperature gauges listed on the attached continuation sheet and the associated accessories. Electronics International ### Approved for the engine (Jacobs R755B series) - [STC SE4842NM](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE4842NM): Installation of auxiliary oil sump tank. The 195 Factory LLC. Lists R-755B2 - [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. Lists R-755B1 - [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. Lists R-755B1 - [STC SE572SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE572SW): Installation of Jacobs RAS325A exhaust valve rotocaps. Air Repair Inc. Lists R-755B1 - [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. Lists R-755B1 - [STC SE00809WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00809WI): Installation of a modified alternate source of supply, engine ignition coil assembly and condenser. Air Repair Inc. Lists R-755B2 - [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. Lists R-755B1 - [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. Lists R-755B2 - [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. Lists R-755B1 - [STC SE02589AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE02589AT): Installation of Air Repair, Inc. magneto part numbers VMN7-DF5-ARMOD with automatic advance per Air Repair, Inc. Installation Instructions, document number 1200C, dated 9/5/2002 or lter FAA approved revision. The VMN7-DF5-ARMOD magnetos are obtained from Bendix VMN7-DF5 or VMN7-DFA magnetos modified per Air Repair, Inc. Service Instructions, document number 1200A dtd 9/5/02 or other FAA approved revision. Air Repair Inc. Lists R-755B2 - [STC SE2416CE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE2416CE): Add the following approved fuel: unleaded automotive gasoline 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive index(RON+MON)/2. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists R-755B1 - [STC SE639SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE639SW): Continental W-670 link rods. Aircraft Engine Service Inc ## Earlier aircraft with N9553 The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N9553 before. - [Cancelled 1975-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9553-1975-08-22): Enstrom F-28A, S/N 060. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Wencor Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WENCOR%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami) ## Related - Other Waco ATO aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ato/aircraft.md - The Jacobs R755B series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series.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.