# Accident 19780522013209A: Waco UPF7, North Conway, NH, May 22, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1978
- Place: North Conway, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 44.0357° N, 71.1172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Conway, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0357&lon=-71.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39713, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39713) (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: 12,920 total, 890 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FNC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780522013209A

## Narrative

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

FLT OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.WINDS GUSTING 65K.

## 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 NYC78FNC27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNC27), May 22, 1978: Waco UPF-7 (N39713), North Conway, NH, 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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