19741020041459A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Waco UPF7 · Hopedale, OH · October 20, 1974

Date
October 20, 1974
Place
Hopedale, OH
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N45U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI75FEI22
Reported as
Waco UPF7
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,305 total5 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Heavy snow.a/s ind became inop,eng quit with carb heat on. Plt thought fuel vents plugged by snow.

As the FAA filed it

HEAVY SNOW.A/S IND BECAME INOP,ENG QUIT WITH CARB HEAT ON.PLT THOUGHT FUEL VENTS PLUGGED BY SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.