# Accident 19730609023329A: Waco UKS6, Deer River, MN, June 9, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Deer River, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 47.3392° N, 93.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer River, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3392&lon=-93.7928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16241, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16241) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YKS-6 (registry code 9600832, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-yks-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UKS6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73DER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER67) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609023329A

## Narrative

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

GUSTING TO 25K. R FLOAT DUG INTO LAKE.

## 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 MKC73DER67](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER67), Jun 9, 1973: Waco YKS-6 (N16241), Deer River, MN, 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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