# Accident 19920623021529A: Waco UPF7, Sedona, AZ, June 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1992, 11:25 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9390° N, 111.9401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9390&lon=-111.9401&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 W6706A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 146 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920623021529A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES LANDING IN DRY RIVER BED. FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY. SLUDGE IN TANKS.

## 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 LAX92FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA257), Jun 23, 1992: Waco UPF-7 (N29926), Sedona, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOTS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING AND HIS FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: 1) THE UNRELIABLE FUEL SIGHT GAUGES WHICH WERE…

## 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 19910805031219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910805031219A), Aug 5, 1991: Waco UPF7 (N29926), Manning, SC, Substantial damage. Looked down into cockpit on takeoff veered off runway into tall grass tried liftoff but gave up and ground looped.
- [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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