# Accident 19810627038809A: Waco YKS7, Hamilton, OH, June 27, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1981, 10:10 local time
- Place: Hamilton, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3943° N, 84.5655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3943&lon=-84.5655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17457, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17457) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco ZKS-7 (registry code 9600838, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-zks-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755A2 (registry code 35019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKS7
- Reported engine: JACOBS L4MB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 280 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627038809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT.

## 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 CHI81FEG13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEG13), Jun 27, 1981: Waco YKS7 (N17457), Hamilton, OH, destroyed

## Other reports on N17457 (1)

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

- [Incident 20010829025569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829025569I), Aug 29, 2001: Waco YKS7 (N17457), Moundcity, MO, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft was landing to the south at mound city, MO, a Private airstrip. After touchdown and during roll out the right brake locked, and the aircraft…

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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