# Accident 19830515019089A: Waco UPF7, Seal Beach, CA, May 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1983, 13:39 local time
- Place: Seal Beach, CA
- Airport: Meadowlark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7503° N, 118.0693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7503&lon=-118.0693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29962, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29962) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 200 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019089A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT. FUEL CAPS WERE INSTALLED BACKWARDS.

## 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 LAX83LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA232), May 15, 1983: Waco UPF7 (N29962), Seal Beach, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29962 (2)

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

- [Incident 20120429009329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120429009329I), Apr 29, 2012: Waco UPF-7 (N29962), Pomona, CA, Minor damage. Pilot was on a flight from porterville airport (kptv) to chino airport (kcno). The fuel tanks had been filled prior to departure from porterville. The pilot…
- [Incident 19850425022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425022119I), Apr 25, 1985: Waco UPF7 (N29962), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown and groundlooped. Damage to gear strut and wing tip.

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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