# Accident 19880721027229A: Waco UPF7, Greenland, NH, July 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1988, 16:45 local time
- Place: Greenland, NH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0362° N, 70.8328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenland, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0362&lon=-70.8328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20973, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20973) (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 W670*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880721027229A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AIRCRAFT DURING TAKEOFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP IN GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 NYC88LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88LA190), Jul 21, 1988: Waco UPF-7 (N20973), Greenland, NH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N20973 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810618067599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810618067599I), Jun 18, 1981: Waco UPF7 (N20973), Fairfield, NJ, Minor damage. Aircraft ground looped during take offroll. Broke off left main gear and tail wheel.

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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