# Accident 20170928014199A: Waco UPF-7, Oklawaha, FL, September 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2017, 19:09 local time
- Place: Oklawaha, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0000° N, 81.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0000&lon=-81.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29909, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29909) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Reported engine: VEDENEYEV M14P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA340) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170928014199A

## Narrative

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

PER PILOT STATEMENT AIRCRAFT MAGNETOS FAILED AND ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT STATED HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN THE TREE TOPS, IT REST MOMENTARILY AND FELL TO THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED NOSE DOWN IN A VERTICAL POSITION EAST OF HIGHWAY 314A APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS OFF THE HIGHWAY.  INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT NO FUEL HAD SPILLED ON THE GROUND AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.  IN ADDITION, NO FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT WING FUEL TANK.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE CRASH SITE ONLY RESIDUAL FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK.

## 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 ERA17LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA340), Sep 28, 2017: Waco UPF 7 (N29909), Ocklawaha, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of both magnetos due to multiple deficiencies, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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