# Accident 20000702040339A: Waco UPF7, Bally, PA, July 2, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 2, 2000, 17:11 local time - Place: Bally, PA - Airport: Butter Valley Golf Port Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.3995° N, 75.5791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-75.5791&mi=10 - Aircraft: N32133, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32133) (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 W6706A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,618 total, 527 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA180) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702040339A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.4) ON JULY 2, 2000, ABOUT 1711 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A WACO UPF-7, N32133, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB FROM THE BUTTER VALLEY GOLF PORT, BALLY, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 34, A 2,420-FOOT LONG, 85 FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT AND TURF RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE WAS ROLLING ON THE ASPHALT PORTION OF THE RUNWAY, HE OBSERVED A MOVING GOLF CART AHEAD AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT PERCEIVED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ON A COLLISION COURSE WITH THE GOLF CART AND VEERED TO THE LEFT, ONTO THE TURF PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TURF RUNWAY. THE TERRAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TURF RUNWAY SLOPED DOWNWARD ABOUT 6 FEET. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED DOWN THE SLOPE, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED AGAINST A TREE. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A GOLF COURSE LOCATED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRPORT. AS THE AI RPLANE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY, HE SAW A GOLF CART ON A COLLISION COU RSE AND LOST CONTROL AFTER THE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID THE GOLF CART. THE WINDS REPORTED BY A NEARBY AIRPORT, AT 1651, WERE FROM 220 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND IMPACTED TREES. ## 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 NYC00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA180), Jul 2, 2000: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Bally, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an aborted takeoff. ## Other reports on N32133 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19910515016289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910515016289A), May 15, 1991: Waco UPF7 (N32133), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Engine momentarily failed to respond on go around after dropping banner. Landed and rolled into ditch. - [Incident 19891126065139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891126065139I), Nov 26, 1989: Waco UPF7 (N32133), Key West, FL, Minor damage. While taxiing, pilot turned aircraft to avoid bystanders. Propeller struck wing of parked aircraft. - [Accident 19890910034161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034161A), Sep 10, 1989: Waco UPF7 (N32133), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Struck the tail of N6552F while both were taxiing for takeoff when the Cessna stopped unexpectedly. View limited. - [Accident 19880706025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880706025709A), Jul 6, 1988: Waco UPF7 (N32133), Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft weathervaned into crosswind and hit a ditch. Possible air in brake. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.