N7970 - 1929 Waco Gxe Aircraft Registration

N7970 is a 1929 Waco GXE, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Texas Air Museum INC in San Antonio, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 9, 1971. The registration certificate was issued on May 29, 2008. The registration is set to expire on May 31, 2027. Powered by a Wright CURTISS OX5 engine producing 90 horsepower, N7970 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AAD45E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N7970 was last updated on January 22, 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 N7970. 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.