- Date
- July 6, 1984, 09:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place
- Brighton, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N32079Waco UPF-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840706030339A
- Case key
- 16227
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Analysis
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. The previous owner of the acft indicated that the eng burned approximately 15 gph. The total useable fuel capacity is 48 gallons. The plt told the airplane's previous owner that he had gotten less than 3 hours of sleep the night before the flt. The plt declined a checkout in the acft prior to the flt and had no previous flt time in the waco.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32079
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5711
- Airframe hours
- 1,941
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6A, 165 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Francis E Caton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 5, 1984 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- BKF · Aurora, CO
- Destination
- 48V · Erie, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,114 total · 1,014 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.