# Accident 20040705016299A: Waco YMFF5C, Chicago, IL, July 5, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2004, 11:20 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Lansing Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5350° N, 87.5294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5350&lon=-87.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N620CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N620CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (registry code 9600425, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMFF5C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,280 total, 114 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040705016299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING RWY 36 AT LANSING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LANSING, ILLINOIS AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE PILOT-SOLE OCCUPANT-WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI04CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA179), Jul 5, 2004: Waco YMF-FSC (N620CR), Lansing, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. The crosswind and the ditch were contributing factors.

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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