# Accident 19880812032599A: Waco ATO, Middletown, OH, August 12, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1988, 15:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, OH
- Airport: Hook Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5603° N, 84.4195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5603&lon=-84.4195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N763E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N763E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco ASO (registry code 9601202, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-aso) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright WWJ series (registry code 67007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-wwj-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ATO
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R97511
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880812032599A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT. FUEL SELECTOR ON AUX TANK WHICH RAN DRY. HIT A TREE AND FLIPPED OVER IN A POND RETURNING.

## 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 CHI88LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA202), Aug 12, 1988: Waco ATO (N763E), Middletown, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N763E (2)

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

- [Accident 20020629038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020629038389A), Jun 29, 2002: Waco ASO (N763E), Mount Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 29, 2002, the pilot departed the wyncoop (6G4) airport with two passengers. The pilot made the following statement when interviewed about the…
- [Incident 19870704063369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870704063369I), Jul 4, 1987: Waco ASO (N763E), Hamilton, OH, Minor damage. The left gear collapsed when the aircraft veered on landing roll. A weld in the axle housing failed.

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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