# Waco VKS-7F

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9600830
- Manufacturer (registry): WACO
- Model: VKS-7F
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 5
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 123 mph
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS ATC 648](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20648) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: The Waco Aircraft Company
- Registered aircraft: 7
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-vks-7f

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 47-27-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/47-27-01): Wing inspection (tank area) · Waco Aircraft Company, The UKS-7, VKS-7 (Army UC-72D) and VKS-7F

## Registered aircraft (7)

- [N31653](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31653): [Mcgaw Bradley C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGAW%20BRADLEY%20C), [Poplar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Poplar%20Grove), built 1941, S/N 5277
- [N31663](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31663): [Smith James J Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JAMES%20J%20TRUSTEE), [Eldridge, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Eldridge), built 1942, S/N 6104
- [N31667](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31667): [Lewis John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWIS%20JOHN%20E), [Clayton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Clayton), built 1942, S/N 6108
- [N31671](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31671): [Mcbride Kenneth B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBRIDE%20KENNETH%20B), [San Martin, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Martin), S/N 6112
- [N31672](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31672): [Gooch Kenneth C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOOCH%20KENNETH%20C), [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls), built 1942, S/N 6113
- [N31674](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31674): [Goodfriend Neal S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODFRIEND%20NEAL%20S), [Sanger, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sanger), built 1942, S/N 6115
- [N31679](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31679): [Marinangel Kathleen E Executrix](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARINANGEL%20KATHLEEN%20E%20EXECUTRIX), [Mchenry, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mchenry), S/N 6120

## NTSB investigations

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## 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.

- [Incident 19910406016939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406016939I), Apr 6, 1991: Waco VKS7F (N31674), Somis, CA, Minor damage. Engine quit on climb. Forced landing in a field.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (4)

Approved for this model: the STC's model list names it on its data sheet, or a series that includes it. In force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has.

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01757WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01757WI): To allow the use of UL91 or UL94 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA01831WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01831WI): To allow the use of UL91 (minimum) grade aviation fuel. Petersen Aviation 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

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