# Accident 19740218002509A: Waco RNF, Gillette, WY, February 18, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1974
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2726&lon=-105.4989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N613Y-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco RNF (registry code 9600422, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-rnf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS40&50 (registry code 64503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO RNF
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,500 total, 630 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740218002509A

## Narrative

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

FLT-TAXI TEST.ACFT RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO MUD.NON-STEERABLE TAILWHEEL.

## 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 DEN74DTC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTC27), Feb 18, 1974: Waco RNF (N613Y), Gillette, WY, 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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