# Accident 19801019063509A: Waco YPF7, Oklahoma City, OK, October 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1980, 17:20 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Expressway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4676&lon=-97.5164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32077, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32077) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YPF-7 (registry code 9601606, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ypf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YPF7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 623 total, 10 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801019063509A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO PARKED AIRPLANE.

## 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 FTW81FPJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPJ02), Oct 19, 1980: Waco YPF-7 (N32077), Oklahoma City, OK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32077 (1)

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

- [Accident 20100327031899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100327031899A), Mar 27, 2010: Waco YPF-7 (N32077), Arcola, TX, Substantial damage. The pilot reported that the landing was normal, until the tail wheel became unlocked. Pilot was unable to control the direction of the plane, even with the use…

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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