# Accident 19860803036899A: Waco UPF7, Laramie, WY, August 3, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1986, 11:45 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: General Brees Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3105° N, 105.5808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3105&lon=-105.5808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30196, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30196-1989-09-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,955 total, 32 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860803036899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH DURING LANDING.

## 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 DEN86LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA215), Aug 3, 1986: Waco UPF-7 (N30196), Laramie, WY, destroyed

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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