# Accident 20041002027249A: Amtr WACOYMF, Sedona, AZ, October 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2004, 10:25 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8522° N, 111.7956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8522&lon=-111.7956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43064, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43064) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Classic WACO YMF (registry code 2240101, https://openairdocs.org/model/classic-waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR WACOYMF
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041002027249A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA002), Oct 2, 2004: Classic Waco YMF (N43064), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a 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.

## Other reports on N43064 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980519015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980519015369A), May 19, 1998: Waco YMF (N43064), Sedona, AZ, Minor damage. Ground 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…

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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