# NTSB FTW68O0018: Waco YKS-7, N29371, Zaragoza, Mexico, April 18, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1968
- Place: Zaragoza, Mexico · ZARAGOZA,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110636
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68O0018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68O0018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0002  68/4/18    ZARAGOZA,MEX        WACO YKS-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 1700
        TIME - 2150                    N29371              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 251 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT.OF MEXICO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29371](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29371), registered now, S/N 5229, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKS-7
- Registry model: [Waco UKS-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-uks-7) (registry code 9600824) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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