# Accident 19991017046489A: Waco UPF7, Jean, NV, October 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1999, 15:10 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1305° N, 115.1693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1305&lon=-115.1693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32186, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32186) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991017046489A

## Narrative

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

(-23)MR. MARIDON WHILE TAXIING HIS WACO AT THE JEAN AIRPORT, ALLOWED HIS PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE LEFT WING TIP OF CESSNA 195, N4301V. THE CESSNA 195 WAS STATIONARY ON THE TAXIWAY PRIOR TO TAKING THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX00LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA011), Oct 17, 1999: Waco UPF7 (N32186), Jean, NV, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the other airplane's failure to maintain an adequate visual lookout while taxiing for departure. Factors in the accident were: the narrow nature of the taxiway and the pilot of the other…

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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