# Accident 19970608018309A: Waco YMF, Ocean City, MD, June 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1997, 14:45 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3490° N, 75.1293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3490&lon=-75.1293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34SK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34SK) (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 R755B2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 30,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970608018309A

## Narrative

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

WIND LIFTED WING LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. OVERTURNED IN A DITCH. WAS ON A PROFIENCY FLIGHT.

## 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 NYC97LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA110), Jun 8, 1997: Waco YMF (N34SK), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his improper compensation for the wind conditions. Contributing factors were the lack of recent experience in the airplane, and gusty wind…

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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