# Accident 20061008026692A: Waco UPF7, Lake Village, IN, October 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Airport: Lake Village Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1425° N, 87.4561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1425&lon=-87.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39714, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39714) (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 W670*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,595 total, 7 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061008026692A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A WACO, N39714 STRUCK A GLIDER, N4425Y ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 18 LAKEVILLAGE AIRPORT, C98. WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT APPROXIMATELY 5 KTS. THE GLIDER LANDED RUNWAY 36 IN A TAIL WIND. AIRCRAFT COLLIDED APPROXIMATELY MID FIELD. THE GLIDER DID NOT HAVE A RADIO THE WACO DID NOT HAVE THE RADIO ON.

## 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 CHI07LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA005), Oct 8, 2006: Waco UPF7 (N39714), Lake Village, IN, minor damage. Probable cause: Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot. A factor associated with the accident was that neither airplane was equipped with communications equipment.

## Other reports on N39714 (2)

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

- [Accident 19851014051299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851014051299A), Oct 14, 1985: Waco UPF7 (N39714), Norwood, MA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss after takeoff. Unable to maintain flight. Collided with wooded terrain. Cause power loss unknown
- [Accident 19820703028499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820703028499A), Jul 3, 1982: Waco UPF7 (N39714), Popular Grove, IL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after six inches of one propeller blade broke off.

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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