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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr WACO YMF · Sedona, AZ · October 2, 2004

Date: October 2, 2004 · 10:25 local
Place: Sedona, AZ
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N43064
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA002
Reported as: Amtr Wacoymf
Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2M
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,800 total1,300 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N43064Registered now · Classic WACO YMFS/N F5C-062 · Built 1994 Airframe modelClassic WACO YMF Engine modelJacobs R755B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was cruising @ 6800 ft (MSL), 800 ft (AGL) in the local Sedona, AZ area. The pilot heard a very loud "bang" from the engine followed by an immediate loud mechanical "rapping" noise. The engine lost substantial power and being approx. five (5) miles out from the Sedona airport (see), the pilot elected to make an emergency landing on the main street of Sedona, AZ. The a/c sustained substantial damage and did manage to collide with the rear end of a car during the emergency landing sequence. The pilot and his two (2) passengers in the front cockpit managed to escape all injury. There was no post-crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CRUISING @ 6800 FT (MSL), 800 FT (AGL) IN THE LOCAL SEDONA, AZ AREA. THE PILOT HEARD A VERY LOUD "BANG" FROM THE ENGINE FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE LOUD MECHANICAL "RAPPING" NOISE. THE ENGINE LOST SUBSTANTIAL POWER AND BEING APPROX. FIVE (5) MILES OUT FROM THE SEDONA AIRPORT (SEE), THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON THE MAIN STREET OF SEDONA, AZ. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND DID MANAGE TO COLLIDE WITH THE REAR END OF A CAR DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING SEQUENCE. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO (2) PASSENGERS IN THE FRONT COCKPIT MANAGED TO ESCAPE ALL INJURY. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH 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 LAX05LA002Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSedona, AZa loss of engine power due to the fatigue fracture of the number 7 cylinder exhaust rocker arm as a result of a grinding operation during manufacture.Oct 2, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N43064 · 1

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

Accident 19980519015369AOther Ground Ops · Sedona, AZGround crewman was struck while pulling prop thru when engine started. Prop had kicked back. Reported mags off. (.4)on may 19, 1998, at 0856 hours mountain standard time, a ground crewman was struck by a propeller while rotating a propeller on a Waco Ymf,…May 19, 1998 · Minor damage