# NTSB MIA79D1068: Waco UPF-7, N30199, Kissimmee, FL, May 19, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1979
- Place: Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135314
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79D1068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79D1068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1938  79/5/19    KISSIMMEE,FL        WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 405
        TIME - 1900                    N30199              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TROPICAL SKY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KISSIMMEE,FL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N30199](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30199), registered now, S/N 5630, built 1941 (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: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tropical Sky

## 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 19790519011089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790519011089A), May 19, 1979: Waco UPF7, Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft hit a ditch 16 feet short of the runway on landing.

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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