# Incident 19850408021319I: Waco UPF7, Cincinnati, OH, April 8, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1985, 14:19 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Blue Ash
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29988, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29988) (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 W670K1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,209 total, 405 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850408021319I

## Narrative

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

BANNER BEING TOWED DEPARTED HOOK FALLING ON STADIUM. PROBABLE IMPROPER HOOK UP.

## Other reports on N29988 (1)

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

- [Accident 20020717037951A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020717037951A), Jul 17, 2002: Waco UPF7 (N29988), Dayton, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot of Kitfox entered runway intending to back taxi for take off. He announced intentions on CTAF and failed to see the Waco on landing roll. Collision…

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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