# Accident 19730506009229A: Waco UPF7, Bedminster, NJ, May 6, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Bedminster, NJ
- Airport: Somerset
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.6260° N, 74.6700° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOMERSET (SMQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6260&lon=-74.6700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29927, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29927) (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: 16,523 total, 48 in this make and model, 215 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73FHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506009229A

## Narrative

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

ACFT VEERED R HIT PARKED COMANCHE N8900P,SUB DMG.GND MARKS INDICATE ONLY R BRAKE EFFECTIVE.

## 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 NYC73FHA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA25), May 6, 1973: Waco UPF-7 (N29927), Bedminster, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29927 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980803019389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980803019389A), Aug 3, 1998: Waco UPF7 (N29927), Key West, FL, Destroyed. Banner towing acft stalled and crash landed on rwy 9, other circumstances are unknown.(.4) the pilot was approaching for a banner drop, the power was at alow…

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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