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1934 WACO YMF-5

Name: 1934 WACO YMF-5
Brand: Biplane
Price: 185000 USD
Availability: InStock

1934 Biplane

Clinton, OK Listed 1 month ago

About this aircraft

$185,000 · RARE AIRCRAFT FOR SALE · 1934 Waco YMF5. N14128 / NC14128 (sn4213). Not a reproduction, or replica. Our research indicates it's 1 of 4 original YMF5s known to exist. AFTT: 4385, Engine: 345 (1400 hr TBO), Prop: 345. Annual inspection: May 2026. 275HP Jacobs R-755 B2M Compression: 74, 79, 74, 75, 79, 78, 75. Maintenance logs go back 32 years. Starting with its complete restoration in 1994. Upgraded Cleveland wheels and brakes. Fabric is conservative 7/10. The airplane was bought new in 1934 by Haliburton Oil Company. Originally a YMF-3, but converted to a YMF-5. Hangared in Elk City, OK. $185,000 or open to trades.

Specifications

Year: 1934
Total time (TTAF): 4,385 hrs
Engine time (SMOH): 1,400 hrs
Engine: Jacobs R-755 B2M
Annual due: May 2026

How this stacks up

1 to ask about

Listed 1 month ago
On the market for a month or more — worth asking about negotiating room
Annual may be overdue
The listing states the annual was due May 2026 — confirm the aircraft has a current annual before you commit
4/5 key specs
Most key specs are provided; verify any missing details with the seller

This summary draws on signals shown in detail below — price comps, listing age, maintenance and engine status, and key specs. Read each section for full context. Not an appraisal.

Airframe time

Average over the aircraft's life — 4,385 hrs total time across ~92 years. A rule of thumb, not a guarantee.

≈48 hrs/yrTypical

Typical utilization

This airframe has averaged about 48 hrs/year over ~92 years — in the normal range for a personal aircraft: regularly exercised without being worked hard.

Annual inspection

Required every 12 calendar months. Read off the listing's stated annual-due date — confirm against the logbooks.

May 2026Verify

Annual inspection may be overdue

The listing states the annual was due May 2026, about 4 months ago — confirm the aircraft has a current annual, and budget ~$2,500 if it still needs one.

Cost to own

Rule-of-thumb estimates — insurance ≈ 1% of price, hangar $7,500/yr, annual inspection $2,500/yr, fuel + oil at your selected hrs/yr. Your actual costs will vary.

As a sole owner

$1,988/mo$23,850/yr

≈ $239 per flight hour at 100 hrs/yr — flying fewer hours raises this (fixed costs spread over fewer hours)

$185,000 to buy (the asking price)

At 100 hrs/yr, renting at $150/hr would be $8,850 cheaper annually — fly more to see ownership savings.

Ownership	Buy-in	Monthly	Annual
Full ownership (sole)	$185,000	$1,988/mo	$23,850/yr
1/2 share	$92,500	$1,494/mo	$17,925/yr
1/3 share	$61,667	$1,329/mo	$15,950/yr
1/4 share	$46,250	$1,247/mo	$14,963/yr

Buy-in is the asking price split evenly across partners — what you'd each pay to acquire the aircraft (the real figure is negotiated). Fixed costs (insurance, hangar, inspection) split equally by number of partners; fuel/oil is per-pilot since each partner flies their own hours.

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Price

$185,000

Listing trust

2/4

Complete detailsYear, registration, make/model, and a full description.
Maintenance disclosedAirframe (TTAF) and engine (SMOH) times are listed.
Transparent priceA real asking price, not "contact for price".
Posted by a memberListed by a signed-up ClubHanger member, not a scraped aggregator.

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