# NTSB FTW76FQD06: Waco UPF-7, N2369Q, El Paso, TX, September 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1975
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150971
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2322   75/9/6    EL PASO,TX          WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1900                    N2369Q              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           4300 TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
        REMARKS- GR HIT SAND DUNE & SEPARATED. CONT FLT & RET TO ARPT. FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
```

## 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: El Paso Intl

## 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 19750906026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906026859A), Sep 6, 1975: Waco UPF7, El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Gr hit sand dune & separated. Cont flt & ret to arpt. Further dmg on ldg.

## 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 FTW74FQG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG07), Aug 19, 1973: Waco UPF-7 (N2369Q), Dimmitt, 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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