# Accident 19900928043929A: Waco YMF, Kailua Kona, HI, September 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1990, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kailua Kona, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 19.6294° N, 155.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=19.6294&lon=-155.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40115, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40115-2015-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-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 R755B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,652 total, 135 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900928043929A

## Narrative

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

DURING POWER REDUCTION ON DOWNSIDE OF LOOP ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. CRASHED LANDED. CARB ICE FACTOR.

## 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 LAX90LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA339), Sep 28, 1990: Waco YMS (N40115), Kailua, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER USE OF CARBURETOR HEAT RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING.

## Other reports on N40115 (4)

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

- [Incident 19980903031269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980903031269I), Sep 3, 1998: N40115, Hilo, HI, Minor damage. During rollout on landing the aircraft veered to the left. Pilot applied right rudder and brakes with no effect. Aircraft continued to veer left and tip to…
- [Accident 19951229043581A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951229043581A), Dec 29, 1995: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailua-Kona, HI, Substantial damage. While taxiing on ramp collided with taxiing N734ZC taxiing for takeoff. Waco blind forward. Other plane had to stop
- [Incident 19930324024529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930324024529I), Mar 24, 1993: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailwa, HI. Engine quit on climb. Forced landing on golf course. Found carburetor float stuck.
- [Incident 19920403011499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920403011499I), Apr 3, 1992: Waco YMF (N40115), Kailua-Kona, HI, Minor damage. Pilot made a crosswind landing. During rollout a gust lifted tail and propeller struck runway.

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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