# Accident 19771029041159A: Waco UPF7, Palmyra, NY, October 29, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Palmyra, NY
- Airport: Palmyra
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 43.0608° N, 77.2297° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmyra, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0608&lon=-77.2297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32140, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32140-1978-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 50 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029041159A

## Narrative

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

13 IN OF PROPELLER BLADE SEPARATED DUE METAL FATIGUE.

## 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 NYC78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA004), Oct 29, 1977: Waco UPF-7 (N32140), Palmyra, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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