# Accident 19890203002519A: Waco YMF, Key West, FL, February 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 1989, 11:30 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5508° N, 81.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5508&lon=-81.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YMF (registry code 9600411, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890203002519A

## Narrative

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

DURING TIGHT LOW ALTITUDE TURNS, OVER WATER TO SPOT FISH, LOST CONTROL HIT WATER INVERTED.

## 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 MIA89LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA076), Feb 3, 1989: Waco YMF (N99Y), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INABILITY OF THE PLT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AFTER ENCOUNTERING HIS OWN WAKE TURBULENCE AT A LOW ALTITUDE DURING A STEEP TURNING MANEUVER.

## Other reports on N99Y (3)

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

- [Accident 20151225023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151225023259A), Dec 25, 2015: Waco YMF (N99Y), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. After touchdown and during rollout after a normal approach to runway 24 at Fullerton airport in gusty wind conditions, the aircraft, N99Y, entered a ground…
- [Accident 19880713027949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880713027949A), Jul 13, 1988: Waco YMF (N99Y), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with a vehicle while turning around at operators establishment after landing. Sustained substantial damage
- [Accident 19861015048809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861015048809A), Oct 15, 1986: Waco YMF (N99Y), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. The aircraft flipped over on landing rollout. The cause for the occurrence is undetermined. Suspect parking brake.

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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