# NTSB IAD79FLQ03: Waco ASO, N11253, Mt Sterling, KY, October 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1978
- Place: Mt Sterling, KY · MT STERLING, KY
- Location: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0655&lon=-83.9488&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FLQ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FLQ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3246  78/10/29   MT STERLING,KY      WACO ASO            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1488
        TIME - 1700                    N11253              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT STERLING,KY              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11253](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11253), registered now, S/N 3212, built 1931 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO ASO
- Registry model: [Waco ASO](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-aso) (registry code 9601202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 19781029034219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029034219A), Oct 29, 1978: Waco ASO, Mt Sterling, KY, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N11253 (1)

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 IAD04CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA015), Apr 9, 2004: Waco ASO (N11253), Lexington, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate remedial action to wake turbulence. A factor was the pilot's failure to recognize that the takeoff conditions were conducive to wake turbulence.

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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