# Accident 19960730020219A: Waco UPF7, Payson, AZ, July 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Airport: Payson Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1895° N, 111.1697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1895&lon=-111.1697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29974, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29974) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: JACOBS R7557
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,524 total, 5 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730020219A

## Narrative

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

TEST FLIGHT AFTER TBO. RAN OFF LEFT SIDE RUNWAY LANDING. DAMAGED WING SPARS. MAINTAINING ALIGNMENT INSUFICIENT.

## 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 LAX96LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA292), Jul 30, 1996: Waco UPF7 (N29974), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control on touchdown and the landing ground roll.

## Other reports on N29974 (1)

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

- [Accident 19750830028459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830028459A), Aug 30, 1975: Waco UPF7 (N29974), N Sioux City, SD, Substantial damage. Plt raised the tail of the acft too rapidly.

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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