# Accident 19951118047509A: Waco ASO, Ridgeland, SC, November 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1995, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4794° N, 80.9803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4794&lon=-80.9803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N950E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N950E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco 10 (registry code 9602202, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ASO
- Reported engine: CONT W670M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,835 total, 541 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951118047509A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER AFTER LIFTOFF. TRIED TO MAKE 180 TO RETURN. STALLED. IMPACTED RUNWAY SLID DOWN BANK. WEEK MAG SPARKING.

## 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 ATL96LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA012), Nov 18, 1995: Waco ASO (N950E), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the ignition system after takeoff, which resulted the loss of engine power.

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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