# Incident 19961005041329I: Waco UPF7, Naples, FL, October 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1996, 09:33 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1524° N, 81.7756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NAPLES MUNI (APF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1524&lon=-81.7756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29986, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29986) (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 W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 902 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005041329I

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. LANDED ON A BEACH. STRUCK STAKES IN SAND.

## Other reports on N29986 (2)

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

- [Accident 19970114000449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114000449A), Jan 14, 1997: Waco UPF7 (N29986), Sanibel, FL, Substantial damage. Lost RPM at cruise. Engine rough. Landed downwind on a beach. Swerved avoid people. Nosed over in surf.
- [Incident 19941123044479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123044479I), Nov 23, 1994: Waco UPF7 (N29986), Ft Myers, FL, Minor damage. Trouble landing in gusty crosswind began go around. Drifted. Lower wing panel struck VASI bar.

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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