# Accident 20140629012059A: Waco UPF-7, Bealton, VA, June 29, 2014 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 29, 2014, 14:45 local time - Place: Bealton, VA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.5494° N, 77.7169° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5494&lon=-77.7169&mi=10 - Aircraft: N32162, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32162) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Jacobs R-755A2M (registry code 35020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7 - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport - Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 33 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA319) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140629012059A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. WHILE FLYING IN FORMATION AT THE FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME IN BEALTON, VA, A WACO UPF-7 (NC32162) MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE OPEN FIELD AND IMPACTED SEVERAL PINE TREES AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH A POSSIBLE SHOULDER INJURY PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF FIRST RESPONDERS. ARRIVING AT THE SCENE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. INTO THE WOOD LINE AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD. IT HAD IMPACTED AND WAS RESTING AGAINST A LARGE PINE TREE ABOUT 10? BEHIND THE REAR COCKPIT. A VA STATE TROOPER, THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, AND THE AIR BOSS OF THE FLYING CIRCUS WERE AT THE SCENE. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. IN A DISCUSSION WITH THE AIR BOSS HE STATED THAT THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT ONBOARD. HE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE PILOT HAD GONE TO THE HOSPITAL BUT WAS UNSURE IF HE HAD DRIVEN HIMSELF. WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A WALK AROUND OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT WING (UPPER & LOWER) HAD SHEARED OFF OUTBOARD OF THE FUEL TANK. BOTH FUEL TANKS DID CONTAIN FUEL AND WERE NOT LEAKING. THE AIR CLEANER SCREEN MOUNTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DISPLAYED SOME EVIDENCE OF DUST BUT OVERALL WAS CLEAR. THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE 2 BLADED PROPELLER WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND AND RESTING AGAINST A TREE STUMP. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BLADE/TIP WAS STRAIGHT AND DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGN OF ACCIDENT DAMAGE. THE VA STATE TROOPER ON-SIGHT ADVISED THAT ANOTHER TROOPER WAS DISPATCHED TO THE HOSPITAL TO RECORD A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT. IN A STATEMENT MADE TO THE VA STATE POLICE AT FAUQUIER HOSPITAL, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID: " 2:45ISH, THE ENGINE JUST QUIT. PUFF OF SMOKE & ENGINE ROLLED DOWN/STARTED TO SLOW THEN QUIT. FLYING IN CIRCLE FOR OPENING OF SHOW, 7 TOTAL PLANES UP THERE AT THAT TIME. WAS FLYING OVER CIRCUS GROUNDS WHEN ENGINE QUIT & HE THOUGHT HE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO CIRCLE & GET BACK TO RUNWAY BUT REALIZED IT WAS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT & PUT IT DOWN IN FIELD. TOUCHED DOWN AT 50 KNOTS (55 MPH) THEN BOUT 45 MPH WHEN HIT TREES." ## 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 ERA14LA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA319), Jun 29, 2014: Waco UPF 7 (N32162), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during a low pass for reasons that could not be determined during postaccident examination of the engine. ## Other reports on N32162 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20000723007299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000723007299A), Jul 23, 2000: Waco UPF7 (N32162), Warrenton, VA, No damage. (-23) On July 23, 2000, at approximately 1315 local time, N32162, a Waco model YPF7 crashed while attempting a takeoff at the Flying cirus Aerodrome airport… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.