# Accident 19840623026139A: Waco UPF7, Orange, MA, June 23, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1984, 12:08 local time
- Place: Orange, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5700° N, 72.2885° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5700&lon=-72.2885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32127, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32127) (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
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,064 total, 264 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840623026139A

## Narrative

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

TWO PASSENGERS IN FRONT SEAT CAUSED PRESSURE AGAINST THROTTLE ROD. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THROTTLE.

## 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 NYC84LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA220), Jun 23, 1984: Waco UPF-7 (N32127), Orange, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N32127 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790710022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710022279A), Jul 10, 1979: Waco UPF7 (N32127), Conway, NH, Substantial damage. Engine stopped. Made emergency landing in rough terrain. Rear main bearing failed.

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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