LAX70F0185

NTSB accident investigation · Waco UPF-7 · Douglas, AZ · October 19, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 19, 1969
Place
Douglas, AZ · DOUGLAS, AZ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N39700Waco UPF-7
Status
Completed · report May 19, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
152829

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4220  69/10/19   DOUGLAS,ARIZ        WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 309
        TIME - 1720                    N39700              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DOUGLAS,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N39700
Reported as
Waco UPF-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Douglas

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.