# Accident 19940824023019A: Waco GXE, Rochester, NH, August 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1994, 14:41 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5852, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5852-2026-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco GXE (registry code 9600702, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO GXE
- Reported engine: PCKARD V1650*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940824023019A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT TRYING TO AVOID TREES. BLAMED PITCH OF NEWLY INSTALLED PROP DEGRADED PERFORMANCE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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