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FAA accident report · Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · August 3, 1998

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Date
August 3, 1998 · 11:56 local
Place
Key West, FL
Airport
Key West International
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N29927
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA217
Reported as
Waco UPF7
Reported engine
Continental W670*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,843 total1,732 in this make and model178 in the last 90 days
N29927Registered now · Waco UPF-7S/N 5424 · Built 1940Airframe modelWaco UPF-7Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Banner towing acft stalled and crash landed on rwy 9, other circumstances are unknown.(.4) the pilot was approaching for a banner drop, the power was at alow power setting. The pilot released the banner, at an altitude of about 75 feet, applied full power, and received no response from the engine. He then pumped the throttle and again no response. He made a right turn in an attempt to land on runway 9. The airplane stalled, spun in, and impacted the runway nose down. The pilot state that `he did not apply carburetor heat.' No discrepancies were found with the engine or airframe. (-23) after banner tow, pilot did low downwind banner drop parallel to and south of r/w approx 900 ft. after drop he applied power to climb to land, engine did not respond. Pumped throttle but still no response. Initiated RH turn to land on rw 9, stalled, and impacted runway approx 500' from end. Acft struck in nose down attitude on a ldg of approx 130 degrees, the engine separated from the acft and the acft caught on fire.

As the FAA filed it

BANNER TOWING ACFT STALLED AND CRASH LANDED ON RWY 9, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.4) THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING FOR A BANNER DROP, THE POWER WAS AT ALOW POWER SETTING. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BANNER, AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 75 FEET, APPLIED FULL POWER, AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. HE THEN PUMPED THE THROTTLE AND AGAIN NO RESPONSE. HE MADE A RIGHT TURN IN AN ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9. THE AIRPLANE STALLED, SPUN IN, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE DOWN. THE PILOT STATE THAT `HE DID NOT APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT.' NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND WITH THE ENGINE OR AIRFRAME. (-23) AFTER BANNER TOW, PILOT DID LOW DOWNWIND BANNER DROP PARALLEL TO AND SOUTH OF R/W APPROX 900 FT. AFTER DROP HE APPLIED POWER TO CLIMB TO LAND, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. PUMPED THROTTLE BUT STILL NO RESPONSE. INITIATED RH TURN TO LAND ON RW 9, STALLED, AND IMPACTED RUNWAY APPROX 500' FROM END. ACFT STRUCK IN NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE ON A LDG OF APPROX 130 DEGREES, THE ENGINE SEPARATED FROM THE ACFT AND THE ACFT CAUGHT ON FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA217Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKey West, FLA loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.Aug 3, 1998 · Destroyed

Other reports on N29927 · 1

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

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