# Accident 19880214002409A: Waco UPF7, St Petersburg, FL, February 14, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 14, 1988, 15:38 local time
- Place: St Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7706° N, 82.6300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7706&lon=-82.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29368, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29368) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,310 total, 175 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880214002409A

## Narrative

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

ROUGH ENGINE. TRIED TO LAND RWY 36 OVERSHOT TRIED FOR RWY 24. ENGINE QUIT. WING STALLED. ACFT HIT AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 MIA88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA106), Feb 14, 1988: Waco UPF-7 (N29368), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage

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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