# NTSB investigations: Waco UPF-7: Loss of control on ground

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA24LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA125.md): Waco UPF-7 · Atlanta, GA · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Feb 24, 2024 · N30169 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing in gusting crosswind conditions.
- [NTSB GAA15CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA001.md): Waco UPF 7 · Rio Vista, CA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 6, 2015 · N32063 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB WPR13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA146.md): Waco UPF-7 · Paso Robles, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 11, 2013 · N29969 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for crosswind conditions, which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ERA09CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA375.md): Waco UPF-7 · Manteo, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 4, 2009 · N32132 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to exit the airplane, with the engine operating. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent throttle movement by the passenger.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9601302')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND s.aircrafts_position = x.position AND s."tier2Number" = '230' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent")))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence?model=9601302

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