# Accident 19910811034509A: Waco UBF, Lincoln City, OR, August 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1991, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lincoln City, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9391° N, 123.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9391&lon=-123.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13075, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13075) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UBF (registry code 9600404, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ubf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UBF
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910811034509A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO TAKE OFF DOWNWIND IN ROUGH WATER. ABORTED TOO LATE ENTERED AREA OF LOGS. WING HIT TREE PRIOR TO STOPPING.

## 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 SEA91LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA166), Aug 11, 1991: Waco UBF (N13075), Lincoln City, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, AND HIS DELAY IN ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. THE TAILWIND & PROXIMITY OF TREES/BRUSH WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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