# Incident 20110419005789I: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF, Marathon, FL, April 19, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Marathon, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YMFJ
- Location: 24.7323° N, 81.0251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marathon, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.7323&lon=-81.0251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64JE-2013-06-07) (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: CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,085 total, 300 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110419005789I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH INTO MTH, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE BEFORE LANDING ON RWY 7.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE HANGAR.

## Other reports on N64JE (3)

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

- [Accident 20111226030249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111226030249A), Dec 26, 2011: Classic Aircraft Corp WACO YMF (N64JE), Marathon, FL, Destroyed. According to the pilot the aircraft had an uncontrolled power reduction during cruise flight. Pilot opted to make emergency landing in the ocean.
- [Accident 20031217033429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217033429A), Dec 17, 2003: Amtr WACOYMF (N64JE), Marathon, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot, Mr. Paul goodwin stated, that on December 17, 2003, at approximately 1650 local time, he was flying above aircraft around the Marathon airport…
- [Accident 19910828039849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828039849A), Aug 28, 1991: Waco YMF (N64JE), Hart/Shelby, MI, Substantial damage. Drifted left during takeoff roll and rotation. Aborted and nosed over in shrubs and tall grass.

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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