# Accident 20070814016009A: Waco YMF, Nantucket, MA, August 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2007, 16:16 local time
- Place: Nantucket, MA
- Airport: Nantucket Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2519° N, 70.0561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2519&lon=-70.0561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801TS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801TS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF (registry code 9600413, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,746 total, 199 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070814016009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 15 ON NANTUCKET AIRPORT, NANTUCKET, MA AT 1616 EDT, 8/14/07. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE 3000 FOOT MARKER SIGN AND RUNWAY LIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LOWER WING AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT MAIN LANDING GEAR SKIRT.

## 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 ATL07CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA114), Aug 14, 2007: Waco Classic YMF-5 (N801TS), Nantucket, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff roll, which resulted in an on ground collision with an airport sign.

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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