# NTSB MIA88LA216: Waco UPF-7, N32133, Key West, FL, July 6, 1988 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 6, 1988, 09:42 local (13:42 UTC) - Place: Key West, FL - Coordinates: 24.549774, -81.77909 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5498&lon=-81.7791&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 21, 1989 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 32206 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA216 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32206/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA216 ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - contamination (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis WHILE ON A SIGHTSEEING FLT, DURING THE LANDING ROLL WITH A DIRECT CROSSWIND FROM THE RT AT 9 KTS, THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT TURNED INTO THE WIND. HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS WITH LEFT RUDDER & BRAKING BEFORE THE ACFT TRAVELLED INTO A DITCH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILED. EXAMINATION & OPERATION OF THE BRAKE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED BY THE OPERATOR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE ACFT, BELIEVED AIR IN THE SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N32133](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32133), registered now, S/N 5765, 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 - Serial number: 5765 - Airframe hours: 3113 - Engines: CONTINENTAL W-670N 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Part 91 - Operator: Island Aeroplane Tours - Registered owner: M & F Flying, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 29, 1988, 32 hours before - Airport: EYN, Key West International, runway 27, 4,800 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine sea, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 2,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 1,600 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: EYW ## 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 19880706025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880706025709A), Jul 6, 1988: Waco UPF7, Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft weathervaned into crosswind and hit a ditch. Possible air in brake. ## Other investigations on N32133 (5) 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 NYC00LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA180), Jul 2, 2000: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Bally, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane after an aborted takeoff. - [NTSB MIA91LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA147), May 15, 1991: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A MOMENTARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO UNDETERMINED REASONS. - [NTSB MIA90IA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90IA036), Nov 26, 1989: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Key West, FL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY WATCH FOR PARKED AIRCRAFT AFTER BECOMING DISTRACTED. - [NTSB MIA89LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA245), Sep 10, 1989: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Key West, FL, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT BY THE WACO PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF CLEARANCE BETWEEN HIS AIRCRAFT AND THE CESSNA 172 AND A SUBSEQUENT COLLISION. - [NTSB CHI67F0272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0272), Oct 9, 1966: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Midland, MI, 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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