# Incident 19850425022119I: Waco UPF7, Torrance, CA, April 25, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Torrance, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8305° N, 118.3566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Torrance, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8305&lon=-118.3566&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: 1,050 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425022119I

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL ON TOUCHDOWN AND GROUNDLOOPED. DAMAGE TO GEAR STRUT AND WING TIP.

## 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…
- [Accident 19830515019089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830515019089A), May 15, 1983: Waco UPF7 (N29962), Seal Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit. Fuel caps were installed backwards.

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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