# Accident 19961024037059A: Waco YMF, Punta Gorda, FL, October 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1996, 16:50 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8904° N, 82.0491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8904&lon=-82.0491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723SR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723SR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 26 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961024037059A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ON LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSING SAME. DAMAGED LEFT LOWER WING.

## 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 ATL97LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA017), Oct 24, 1996: Waco YMF5 (N723SR), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare during touchdown.

## Other reports on N723SR (2)

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

- [Accident 20040809018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040809018759A), Aug 9, 2004: Amtr WACOYMF (N723SR), Bar Harbor, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot reported that upon touchdown, a quartering gust of wind from the rear lifted the tail and flipped the aircraft over. Inspection of the aircraft…
- [Accident 19980806019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806019859A), Aug 6, 1998: Waco YMF (N723SR), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Acft was taxiing after landing, was turning off the rwy and flipped over. (-23) on August 6, 1998 at approximately 0800 am local time, this inspector was…

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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