# Accident 19830804038649A: Waco UPF7, New Lexington, OH, August 4, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1983, 20:20 local time
- Place: New Lexington, OH
- Airport: Perry Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7102° N, 82.1998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7102&lon=-82.1998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29957, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29957) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 923 total, 811 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804038649A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLAIMS BRAKE PROBLEM CAUSED HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL.

## 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 CHI83LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA361), Aug 5, 1983: Waco UPF-7 (N29957), New Lexington, OH, 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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