# Accident 19790722018499A: Waco YKS6, Pasco, WA, July 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1979, 10:21 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri Cities
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2649° N, 119.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (PSC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2649&lon=-119.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16512, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16512) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YKS-6 (registry code 9600832, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-yks-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKS6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 10 in this make and model, 322 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790722018499A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING, ACFT INVERTED ON RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA79FYP37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP37), Jul 22, 1979: Waco YKS-6 (N16512), Pasco, WA, 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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