# Accident 19890420009469A: Waco QCF, Holbrook, AZ, April 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1989, 17:31 local time
- Place: Holbrook, AZ
- Airport: Holbrook Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9397° N, 110.0904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9397&lon=-110.0904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12428) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco QCF (registry code 9600408, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-qcf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO QCF
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 72 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890420009469A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON A GUST AFTER LANDING. BOUNCED, LOST CONTROL AND CARTWHEELED OFF SIDE OFF RUNWAY. TOO MUCH WIND.

## 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 LAX89LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA166), Apr 21, 1989: Waco QCF (N12428), Hollbrook, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DUE TO GUSTING WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT DID NOT ADEQUATELY CORRECT THE SITUATION BEFORE THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N12428 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960601012222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960601012222A), Jun 1, 1996: Waco QCF (N12428), Bartlesville, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Con approach after finishing maneuvers during airshow, collided mid air with 7780. (-23) midair collision occurred while turning from left downwind to base,…

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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