# Accident 19931102042079A: Waco YMF, Valparaiso, IN, November 2, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Airport: Porter County Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4540° N, 87.0071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTER COUNTY RGNL (VPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4540&lon=-87.0071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369DP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N369DP-1998-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YMF (registry code 9600411, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 937 total, 6 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931102042079A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTION CONTROL LANDING TAILWHEEL TYPE. GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER. MINIMUM FLYING TIME IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI94LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA030), Nov 2, 1993: Waco YMF-5 (N369DP), Valparaiso, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WHILE LANDING IN A GUSTY CROSSWIND. FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT ARE THE GUSTY CROSSWIND AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS…

## Other reports on N369DP (1)

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

- [Accident 19971108032649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108032649A), Nov 8, 1997: Waco YMF (N369DP), Sedona, AZ, Destroyed. Sightseeing flight. Prop assembly seperated. Crash landed. (From .4) the pilot reported that during the preflight inspection, he examined the propeller while…

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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