# Accident 20190622007799A: Waco YMF, Bar Harbor, ME, June 22, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2019, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bar Harbor, ME
- Airport: Bar Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3792° N, 68.2098° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3792&lon=-68.2098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63WC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63WC-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco YMF (registry code 9600411, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-ymf) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YMF
- Reported engine: JACOBS R755B SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190622007799A

## Narrative

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

APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, AT 1900 FEET MSL, THE PILOT AND BOTH PASSENGERS HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE QUITTING.  THE PILOT CONTACTED BAR HARBOR UNICOM THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING DOWN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.  UPON WHEEL CONTACT WITH THE SOFT GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK.  THE PASSENGERS AND PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR FIRE/POLICE TO WALK 700 YARDS THROUGH SWAMPY AREA TO REACH THEM.  INVESTIGATION ON SCENE WAS VERY LIMITED AS THERE WAS NO ACCESS TO THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO IT'S LOCATION IN A SWAMPY AREA.

## 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 CEN19LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA204), Jun 22, 2019: Waco YMF-5C (N63WC), Bar Harbor, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a cylinder failure for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N63WC (1)

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

- [Incident 20170602013149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170602013149I), Jun 2, 2017: Waco YMF (N63WC), Bar Harbor, ME, Minor damage. It was the second flight of the day. One passenger on board. Pilot was landing runway 22 at bhb, the winds were variable between 240 and 270 between 5 and 7…

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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