# Accident 19970114000449A: Waco UPF7, Sanibel, FL, January 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1997, 12:40 local time
- Place: Sanibel, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.4393° N, 82.0991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4393&lon=-82.0991&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 W670K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,873 total, 1,016 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970114000449A

## Narrative

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

LOST RPM AT CRUISE. ENGINE ROUGH. LANDED DOWNWIND ON A BEACH. SWERVED AVOID PEOPLE. NOSED OVER IN SURF.

## 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 MIA97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA062), Jan 14, 1997: Waco UPF-7 (N29986), Sanibel, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power (rough running engine) for undetermined reason.

## Other reports on N29986 (2)

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

- [Incident 19961005041329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961005041329I), Oct 5, 1996: Waco UPF7 (N29986), Naples, FL, Minor damage. Lost power. Landed on a beach. Struck stakes in sand.
- [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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