# Accident 19940619015709A: Waco YMF, Put In Bay, OH, June 19, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1994, 16:41 local time
- Place: Put In Bay, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6401° N, 82.8196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6401&lon=-82.8196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5YM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5YM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 125 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940619015709A

## Narrative

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

ON OFFSHORE SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT. PILOT REPORTED ENGINE QUIT. DITCHED IN LAKE. PROBLEM UNKNOWN. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 BFO94LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA111), Jun 19, 1994: Classic Waco YMF5 (N5YM), Put-In-Bay, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING WAS A FACTOR.

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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