# NTSB CHI68D0772: Waco UPF-7, N32140, Manchester, OH, June 9, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1968
- Place: Manchester, OH · MANCHESTER, OH
- Location: 38.6892° N, 83.6066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manchester, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6892&lon=-83.6066&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 11, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110176
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68D0772
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0772

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1528   68/6/9    MANCHESTER,OHIO     WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1100
        TIME - 1730                    N32140              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- OVERFLEW GOOD ARPT,LANDED IN FARM FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32140](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32140-1978-02-28), registration cancelled 1978-02-28, S/N 5772 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Registry model: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N32140 (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 NYC78FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA004), Oct 29, 1977: Waco UPF-7 (N32140), Palmyra, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

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.

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