# NTSB MIA66F0615: Waco UPF7, N173E, Mooresville, NC, June 26, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1966
- Place: Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.5836° N, 80.8283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mooresville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5836&lon=-80.8283&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report August 10, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 171388
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66F0615
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0615

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1542  66/6/26    MOORESVILLE NC      WACO UPF7           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1415                    N173E               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SPEAKER PLATFORM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N173E](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173E), registered now, S/N 5592 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Registry model: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs R-755A2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r-755a2) (registry code 35019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mooresville

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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