N6974 - 1928 Waco Gxe Aircraft Registration

N6974 is a 1928 Waco GXE, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Bowe Walter C Trustee in Sonoma, CA. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 24, 1970. The registration certificate was issued on February 15, 2023. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2030. Powered by a Wright CURTISS OX5 engine producing 90 horsepower, N6974 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A9479B (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N6974 was last updated on February 15, 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 N6974. 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.