# Accident 19940426009299A: Waco UPF7, Lander, WY, April 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1994, 19:00 local time
- Place: Lander, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8291° N, 108.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8291&lon=-108.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134Q) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 12 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940426009299A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED IMC FOLLOWING A ROAD. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN HEAVY SNOW. DESCENDED, REDUCED SPEED. IMPACT IN OPEN FIELD

## 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 SEA94LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA110), Apr 27, 1994: Waco UPF-7 (N134Q), Lander, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING DECISION. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND INADVERTENT VFR INTO IMC.

## Other reports on N134Q (3)

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

- [Incident 20180616015549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616015549I), Jun 16, 2018: Waco UPF-7 (N134Q), St Simons Islan, GA, Minor damage. On June 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., the pilot of N134Q was taxing his 1940 Waco UPF-7 through the parking ramp at (kssi) mckinnon airport on st. Simons island,…
- [Accident 20170703008839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170703008839A), Jul 3, 2017: Waco UPF-7 (N134Q), St. Simons, GA, Substantial damage. On July 3rd at approximately 4:30PM EST. Pilot was taxing to runway 35 at St. Simons airport (kssi), with passengers on board for a sight seeing flight in Waco…
- [Accident 19950817028609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950817028609A), Aug 17, 1995: Waco UPF7 (N134Q), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on downwind. Unable make airport. Landed tundra. Nosed up. Found engine primer unlocked. Rich mixture.

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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