# Incident 19850116005449I: Nihon YS11A*, Waco, TX, January 16, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1985, 08:50 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: FWTA
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N907TC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N907TC-1989-11-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11A (registry code 6310410, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11A*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850116005449I

## Narrative

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

CREW ENCOUNTERED HAIL STORM EN ROUTE.  DAMAGE TO WINGS, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND CRACKED RIGHT WINDSHIELD.

## Other reports on N907TC (1)

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

- [Incident 19850109002369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850109002369I), Jan 9, 1985: Nihon YS11A* (N907TC), San Antonio, TX. During rollout two tires on right main gear failed. Antiskid brake system 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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