# Accident 20110618010749A: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C, Charleston, IL, June 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2011, 17:22 local time
- Place: Charleston, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4903° N, 88.1764° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4903&lon=-88.1764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113KJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
- Reported engine: JACOBS R-755
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,900 total, 50 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA400) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618010749A

## Narrative

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

WHILE DEPARTING FROM A COUNTY ROADWAY, THE LOWER WING CONTACTED A BERM WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL, DESTROYING THE RIGHT WINGS, PROP AND LANDING GEAR. THE WINGSPAN OF THE LOWER WINGS IS 26FT. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BERMS ON EACH SIDE OF THE ROADWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 23FT.

## 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 CEN11CA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA400), Jun 18, 2011: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (N113KJ), Charleston, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to take off after making a precautionary landing.

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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