# Incident 19880604040749I: Waco GXE, Castroville, TX, June 4, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1988, 09:20 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3424° N, 98.8512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CASTROVILLE MUNI (CVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3424&lon=-98.8512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7970, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7970) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco GXE (registry code 9600702, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO GXE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,902 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880604040749I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING BRAKE APPLICATION DURING A NORMAL GRASS LANDING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; 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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