# NTSB FTW74FQG07: Waco UPF-7, N2369Q, Dimmitt, TX, August 19, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Dimmitt, TX · DIMMITT, TX
- Location: 34.5449° N, 102.3068° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dimmitt, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5449&lon=-102.3068&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189076
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FQG07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2622  73/8/19    DIMMITT,TEX         WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3000
        TIME - 1515                    N2369Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DIMMITT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIMMITT,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- ATMTG RIBBON PICK-UP ON RWY DRG INVERTED FLT AT AIRSHOW.RUDDER HIT RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2369Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2369Q), registered now, S/N 5387, built 1940 (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: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dimmitt

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730819029609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819029609A), Aug 19, 1973: Waco UPF7, Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage. Atmtg ribbon pick-up on rwy drg inverted flt at airshow. Rudder hit rwy.

## Other investigations on N2369Q (3)

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 CHI05WA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05WA182), Jul 10, 2005: Waco UPF-7 (N2369Q), Moose Jaw, Canada, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB DEN89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA201), Aug 27, 1989: Waco UPF7 (N2369Q), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT.
- [NTSB FTW76FQD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD06), Sep 6, 1975: Waco UPF-7 (N2369Q), El Paso, TX, 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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