# Accident 19961012032059A: Waco QCF, Big Bear, CA, October 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Big Bear, CA
- Airport: Big Bear City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2600° N, 116.8390° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2600&lon=-116.8390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11481) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco QCF (registry code 9600408, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-qcf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO QCF
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,847 total, 535 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961012032059A

## Narrative

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

ON LIFTOFF BELEIVED SMOKE IN OPEN COCKPIT. ABORTED. LANDED HARD. FOLDED RIGHT MAIN GEAR. DEBRIS BURN NEAR AIRPORT.

## 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 LAX97LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA016), Oct 12, 1996: Waco QCF (N11481), Big Bear City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper response to a perceived in-flight emergency by abruptly retarding the throttle and failing to properly flare the airplane during the aborted takeoff. The pilot's improper…

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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