# Incident 19810618067599I: Waco UPF7, Fairfield, NJ, June 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NJ
- Airport: Essex Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8752° N, 74.2814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ESSEX COUNTY (CDW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8752&lon=-74.2814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20973, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20973) (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: 836 total, 70 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618067599I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED DURING TAKE OFFROLL. BROKE OFF LEFT MAIN GEAR AND TAIL WHEEL.

## Other reports on N20973 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880721027229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027229A), Jul 21, 1988: Waco UPF7 (N20973), Greenland, NH, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft during takeoff from Private strip in gusty winds.

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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