N1252W - 1941 Waco Sre Aircraft Registration

N1252W is a 1941 Waco SRE, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Poplar Grove Airmotive INC in Poplar Grove, IL. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on February 10, 1972. The registration certificate was issued on October 16, 2003. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. Powered by a P&w R-985 SERIES engine producing 450 horsepower, N1252W is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A068F8 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N1252W was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The WACO E series Aristocrat represented the pinnacle of luxury biplane design, serving as America's fastest and most sophisticated cabin biplane when it first flew in 1939. This four-seat aircraft featured heavily staggered wings with innovative plywood skinning and wire cross-bracing that enabled cruise speeds up to 195 mph, unprecedented for biplanes of the era. Spanning 34 feet 9 inches with a length of 27 feet 10 inches, the series included three variants powered by different radial engines ranging from 285 to 450 horsepower. The Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio produced just 30 examples between 1939 and 1940 before World War II ended civilian production. AviatorDB tracks 678 Waco aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is WACE.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N1252W. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.