# Accident 19970815047659A: Waco KNF, Wamsutter, WY, August 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 1997, 11:05 local time
- Place: Wamsutter, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6680° N, 107.9791° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wamsutter, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6680&lon=-107.9791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N698N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N698N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco KNF (registry code 9600418, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-knf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner K5 series (registry code 37503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO KNF
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970815047659A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A GRAVEL ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL INTO THE WIND. AS THE TAIL WAS LOWERED A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE MADE THIS LANDING BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CERTAIN HE COULD MAINTAIN ALTITUDE DUE TO THE DOWN SLOPE WIND CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WHERE HE WAS FLYING. THE WEATHER AT ROCK SPRING WYOMING THE CLOSEST WEATHER STATION REPORTED WINDS FROM 260 DEG AT 27 G 38 TEMPERATURE 80F. THIS AIRCRAFT HAS A KENNER 100 HP. ENGINE AND A CRUISING SPEED OF 79 MPH. THE GROUND ELEVATION AT THE ACCIDENT SITE IS APPROXIMATELY 7000' MSL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N698N (2)

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

- [Accident 19991105046329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991105046329A), Nov 5, 1999: Waco KNF (N698N), Midway, AR, No damage. (-23) On nov. 5, 1999, at approximately 1745 CST, a Waco, N698N, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees during the final approach to the promise land…
- [Accident 19910724029719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910724029719A), Jul 24, 1991: Waco KNF (N698N), Wendover, UT, Substantial damage. Repaired right strut with bad seal with o ring. Strut failed extend on takeoff. Lost control ground looped landing.

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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