# Accident 19750906026859A: Waco UPF7, El Paso, TX, September 6, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2369Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2369Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906026859A

## Narrative

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

GR HIT SAND DUNE & SEPARATED. CONT FLT & RET TO ARPT. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.

## 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 FTW76FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD06), Sep 6, 1975: Waco UPF-7 (N2369Q), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2369Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19890827032159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827032159A), Aug 27, 1989: Waco UPF7 (N2369Q), Denver, CO, Substantial damage. Brakes applied on landing roll with tail up. Left brake failed. Ground looped. 3 of 4 brake pads missing left brake
- [Accident 19730819029609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819029609A), Aug 19, 1973: Waco UPF7 (N2369Q), Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage. Atmtg ribbon pick-up on rwy drg inverted flt at airshow. Rudder hit rwy.

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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