# NTSB DEN67A0055: Waco UPF-7, N32094, Las Cruces, NM, March 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1967
- Place: Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Location: 32.3123° N, 106.7783° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Cruces, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3123&lon=-106.7783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117704
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67A0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67A0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0127  67/3/25    LAS CRUCES N MEX    WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 8245
        TIME - 0850                    N32094              PX-  1  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS CRUCES DNTOWN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- POWER LOSS DUE CARB HEAT CONTROL ON.PX RIDING IN STANCHION MOUNTED ON TOP OF UPPER WING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32094](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32094), registered now, S/N 5730, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Registry model: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R-755A2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2) (registry code 35019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Las Cruces Dntown

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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