# Accident 19851014051299A: Waco UPF7, Norwood, MA, October 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1878° N, 71.1770° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1878&lon=-71.1770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39714, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39714) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,631 total, 26 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014051299A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT. COLLIDED WITH WOODED TERRAIN. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNKNOWN

## 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 NYC86LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86LA008), Oct 14, 1985: Waco UPF-7 (N39714), Norwood, MA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N39714 (2)

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

- [Accident 20061008026692A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061008026692A), Oct 8, 2006: Waco UPF7 (N39714), Lake Village, IN, Minor damage. (-23) A Waco, N39714 struck a glider, N4425Y on takeoff roll from runway 18 lakevillage airport, C98. Winds were from the south at approximately 5 KTS. The…
- [Accident 19820703028499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703028499A), Jul 3, 1982: Waco UPF7 (N39714), Popular Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after six inches of one propeller blade broke off.

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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