# Accident 19741020041459A: Waco UPF7, Hopedale, OH, October 20, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1974
- Place: Hopedale, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.3270° N, 80.8949° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hopedale, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3270&lon=-80.8949&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,305 total, 5 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741020041459A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI75FEI22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEI22), Oct 20, 1974: Waco UPF-7 (N45U), Hopedale, OH, destroyed

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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