# Accident 19730429015361A: Waco UPF7, Santa Ana, CA, April 29, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1973
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: Orange Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7368&lon=-117.8829&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30141, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30141-2022-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,875 total, 1,720 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FUA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA40) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429015361A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N30141 FOLLOWED N78084.TEMPORARILY LOST SIGHT OF N78084 HOLDING ON TWY.N30141 OVERTURNED ON N78084

## Other aircraft in the event

- N78084, Cessna 172D: [Accident 19730429015362A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730429015362A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX73FUA40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUA40), Apr 29, 1973: Waco UPF-7 (N30141), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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