# NTSB investigations: Waco UPF-7: Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical

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 LAX92FA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92FA257.md): Waco UPF-7 · Sedona, AZ · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 23, 1992 · N29926 · Destroyed
  > Fuel exhaustion due to the pilots inadequate preflight planning and his failure to refuel the airplane prior to departure. Factors in the accident were: 1) the unreliable fuel sight gauges which were contaminated with a tar like residue which may have…
- [NTSB NYC91LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA176.md): Waco UPF-7 · Stebensville, PA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 9, 1991 · N32126 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to refuel the airplane, his improper fuel consumption calculations, and his failure to flare the airplane during the forced landing.
- [NTSB MKC89LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA128.md): Waco UPF-7 · Creve Coeur, MO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 6, 1989 · N29309 · Substantial damage
  > Improper use of the carburetor heat by the pilot and carburetor ice. Contributing factors were: carburetor icing conditions, high obstructions and terrain conditions (corn crop).
- [NTSB DEN84FA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA211.md): Waco UPF-7 · Brighton, CO · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1984 · N32079 · Destroyed
  > The plt departed casper, WY, at 0500 with full fuel tanks. At 0807 the plt landed at an air national guard base but declineed to refuel and departed at 0918. Only a trace of fuel was found in the acft wreckage. The acft had been aloft 3 hours and 34 minutes.…
- [NTSB LAX83LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA232.md): Waco UPF7 · Seal Beach, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1983 · N29962 · Substantial damage
  > The acft was landed on a Beach highway after the engine quit at 800 feet MSL. The acft damage during the landing was limited to a broken landing strut, bent propeller blade and fractured front and rear spars of the right wing. The flightwas a scenic excursion…

## 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_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 353))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=9601302&occurrence=353

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