# NTSB investigations: Waco UPF-7, FL

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 ERA17LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA340.md): Waco UPF 7 · Ocklawaha, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 28, 2017 · N29909 · Substantial damage
  > A failure of both magnetos due to multiple deficiencies, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB MIA01LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA019.md): Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2000 · N32049 · Substantial damage
  > The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing with a quartering tail wind, resulting in the aircraft nosing over and coming to rest inverted.
- [NTSB MIA98LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA217.md): Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 3, 1998 · N29927 · Destroyed
  > A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.
- [NTSB MIA97LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA062.md): Waco UPF-7 · Sanibel, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 14, 1997 · N29986 · Substantial damage
  > A partial loss of engine power (rough running engine) for undetermined reason.
- [NTSB MIA91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA147.md): Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 15, 1991 · N32133 · Substantial damage
  > A momentary loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB MIA90IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA036.md): Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 26, 1989 · N32133 · No damage
  > The failure of the pilot to adequately watch for parked aircraft after becoming distracted.
- [NTSB MIA89LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA245.md): Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 10, 1989 · N32133 · 2 aircraft · Minor damage
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the Waco pilot, which resulted in his misjudgement of clearance between his aircraft and the Cessna 172 and a subsequent collision.
- [NTSB MIA89LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA112.md): Waco UPF-7 · Marathon, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 21, 1989 · N39752 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft and inadvertently allowed it to ground loop. Crosswind was a contributing factor.
- [NTSB MIA89IA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89IA080.md): Waco UPF-7 · Marathon, FL · Incident · Minor injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Feb 6, 1989 · N39721 · Minor damage
  > Fuel starvation due to a corroded carburetor.
- [NTSB MIA88LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA216.md): Waco UPF-7 · Key West, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 6, 1988 · N32133 · Substantial damage
  > While on a sightseeing flt, during the landing roll with a direct crosswind from the rt at 9 KTS, the plt reported that the acft turned into the wind. He was unable to correct this with left rudder & braking before the acft travelled into a ditch. He further…
- [NTSB MIA88LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA106.md): Waco UPF-7 · St Petersburg, FL · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 14, 1988 · N29368 · Substantial damage
  > The plt stated that while on apch to land, the engine lost power. During an attempt to land on runway 36 the acft stalled & nosed in from an approximate 50 foot altitude. No determination could be made as to the nature of the malfunction of the engine as…
- [NTSB MIA79D1068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79D1068.md): Waco UPF-7 · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 19, 1979 · N30199 · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FLA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA49.md): Waco UPF-7 · Capp, FL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 3, 1972 · N32193 · Substantial damage

## 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."eventStateOrRegion" = 'FL' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9601302'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

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

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