# Accident 20210913018609A: Waco GXE, Burt, NY, September 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Burt, NY
- Airport: Scheffler Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3067° N, 78.7451° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3067&lon=-78.7451&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8564, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8564) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco GXE (registry code 9600702, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-gxe) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright CURTISS OX5 (registry code 67002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-curtiss-ox5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO GXE
- Reported engine: MILW PARTS TANK VSER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA356) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210913018609A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/13/2021 AT ABOUT 1400 HRS LOCAL TIME, THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRFIELD IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION  ON WILSON-BURT ROAD IN BURT, NEW YORK WITH ONLY THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ALTITUDE AND THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN UN-CUT CORN FIELD LESS THAN A MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA21LA356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA356), Sep 13, 2021: Waco GXE (N8564), Burt, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper magneto timing, which resulted in the engine’s inability to produce full power during the takeoff.

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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