# TCDS ATC 197 Moth: Moth Aircraft Corporation

- Type: Type certificate data sheet
- Status: Current
- Holder: Moth Aircraft Corporation
- Revision: 0
- Product: Aircraft, Small Airplane
- Registered aircraft: 5, by the registry models matched to it (OpenAirDocs)
- Data sheet PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/a1/1c/a11cfc96aa9554b01a2ed353d2a27a833e1d985a36a53ffc761dbdd75cfb7bfe
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/5B3A875C60479D9D862572C0006F768D.0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20197%20Moth

## Models (2)

As the data sheet lists them.

- 60GMW
- 60GM

## What the data sheet says

This is OCR from the scanned FAA data sheet. OCR can misread letters and numbers.

```text
MOTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
MODELS: Moth 60GM and 60GMW, 2 POL-SB
I.C. NUMBER: ATC 197
Engine  DH Gipsy 85 hp (Model 60 GM) or Wright Gipsy I-320
90 hp (Model 60 GMW)
Propeller  Wood (See NOTE 1)
Fuel capacity  35 gallons  (See NOTE 1)
oil capacity  2-1/2 gallons
No. passengers
Baggage  Landplane 36 1bs.
seaplane 30 1ks.
Maximum weight  Landplane 1650 1bs. (See NOTES 1 and 2)
Seaplane 1670 1bs.
Certification basis  Approved Type Certificate No. 197
Serial Nos.  1C to 1S, inclusive, and 41 and up manufactured prior
to 9/30/39 eligible.  S/N 506 manufactured 1948 also
(See NOTE 2)
Required equipment  (Seaplane) Edo M floats
NOTE 1.  Landplane type of the above aircraft also eligible with 23 gallon fuel
capacity (12 gallon auxiliary fuel tank removed)  with the following:
Propeller  wood or fixed pitch metal (10 1bs. net increase over
Baggage  45 1bs. (compartment rear of pilot's seat)
30 lbs.  (compartment  in front cockpit,
Maximum weight  1645 ibs. includes 2 parachutes, 20 1ks. each)
1R and up eligible when equipped with revised engine mount
with the following:
Fuel capacity
oil capacity
Maximum weight
NOTE 3.  All aircraft originally certificated with DH Gipsy engine also eligible
with wright Gipsy I-320 when changed to conform with approved data.
NOTE 4.  Airworthiness certificate must include the following unless it has been
satisfactorily demonstrated to an inspector of Civil Aeronautics that such
notation is unnecessary:  "INTENTIONAL ACROBATICS PROHIBITED."
```

## ADs

None name its models.

## Registered aircraft by registry model (OpenAirDocs)

- [Moth 60-GM](https://openairdocs.org/model/moth-60-gm): 4 aircraft (registry code 6000102)
- [Moth 60-GMW](https://openairdocs.org/model/moth-60-gmw): 1 aircraft (registry code 6000104)
- [Moth 60GM](https://openairdocs.org/model/moth-60gm): 0 aircraft (registry code 2800817)

## STCs approved under this data sheet (2)

- [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.

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