# Accident 19780516009279A: Waco UPF7, Meridian, MS, May 16, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: Meridian, MS
- Airport: Aiken
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.3643° N, 88.7037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Meridian, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3643&lon=-88.7037&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39737, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39737) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516009279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE VISUALLY CHECKED FUEL.NO FUEL FOUND IN CARB.NO MACTIONS FOUND.

## 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 MIA78FKQ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ11), May 16, 1978: Waco UPF-7 (N39737), Meridian, MS, 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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