N47248 - 1928 Waco Gxe Aircraft Registration

N47248 is a 1928 Waco GXE, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Nichols Charles F Trustee in Baldwin Park, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 30, 1975. The registration certificate was issued on June 29, 2018. The registration is set to expire on June 30, 2028. Powered by a Wright CURTISS 0XX6 engine producing 102 horsepower, N47248 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A5CB8D (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N47248 was last updated on May 19, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The WACO G-series represented the company's venture into custom cabin biplanes during the final years of the biplane era. While no specific model designated "WACG" was produced, the G-series variants including the EGC-7, DGC-7, and ZGC-7 first appeared in 1937. These were high-wing biplanes powered by Wright R-760 or Jacobs radial engines, accommodating 3-4 passengers in enclosed cabins. With approximately 77 examples built across all G-variants, they were manufactured by the Waco Aircraft Company of Troy, Ohio. AviatorDB tracks 678 Waco aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is WACG.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N47248. 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.