# Accident 20200613010709A: Waco Classic Aircraft YMF-F5C, Ghent, NY, June 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2020, 13:57 local time
- Place: Ghent, NY
- Airport: Kline Kill Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3472° N, 73.6356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3472&lon=-73.6356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323TX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323TX-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco Classic YMF-F5C (registry code 9600425, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-classic-ymf-f5c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R-755A2M (registry code 35020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO CLASSIC AIRCRAFT YMF-F5C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,156 total, 16 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200613010709A

## Narrative

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

06/13/2020 - PILOT AND PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO DEPART NY1. UPON DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREE'S ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST DOWN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ERA20CA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA214), Jun 13, 2020: Waco YMF F5C (N323TX), Ghent, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control on takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

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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