# Accident 19910805031219A: Waco UPF7, Manning, SC, August 5, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Manning, SC
- Airport: Santee Copper Reg Aprt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6908° N, 80.2091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6908&lon=-80.2091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29926, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29926) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 758 total, 171 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910805031219A

## Narrative

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

LOOKED DOWN INTO COCKPIT ON TAKEOFF VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO TALL GRASS TRIED LIFTOFF BUT GAVE UP AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 ATL91LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA152), Aug 5, 1991: Waco UPF-7 (N29926), Manning, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF IN A TIMELY MANNER ONCE THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. A FACTOR IN THE…

## Other reports on N29926 (3)

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

- [Incident 20100605040199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605040199I), Jun 5, 2010: Waco UPF-7 (N29926), Junction City, KS, Minor damage. The airman was taxiing to the departure end of runway 23 at Junction City, KS, a turf runway, when near the end of the runway, he struck a 55 gallon drum used…
- [Accident 19920623021529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623021529A), Jun 23, 1992: Waco UPF7 (N29926), Sedona, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Engine quit on sightseeing flight. Struck trees landing in dry river bed. Fuel tanks were empty. Sludge in tanks.
- [Accident 19761120036289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761120036289A), Nov 20, 1976: Waco UPF7 (N29926), Spokane, WA, Substantial damage

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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