# NTSB MIA89LA245: Waco UPF-7, N32133, Key West, FL, September 10, 1989 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 10, 1989, 14:20 local (18:20 UTC) - Place: Key West, FL - Coordinates: 24.550128, -81.779197 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5501&lon=-81.7792&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 1991 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 32500 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA89LA245 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32500/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA245 ## Probable cause (aircraft 2) 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. ## Probable cause (aircraft 1) 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. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - clearance - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot of other aircraft (cause) - object - aircraft moving on ground (contributing factor) - clearance - misjudged, pilot of other aircraft (cause) ## Analysis (aircraft 2) THE PLT OF A WACO UPF-7, N32133, RPRTD HE WAS TAXIING WITH S-TURNS BEHIND A CESSNA 172, N6552F, ON A DIAGONAL TWY. AS THE CESSNA PLT APCHD THE INTERSECTION WITH THE PARALLEL TWY TO THE ACTIVE RWY (RWY9), HE ELECTED TO STOP & GIVE WAY TO A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER. THE WACO PLT CONTD TAXIING & DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE CESSNA HAD STOPPED UNTIL HIS ACFT WAS ABOUT 20 TO 30 FT FROM THE CESSNA. THE WACO PLT APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE PROP OF HIS ACFT HIT THE EMPENNAGE OF THE CESSNA. ## Analysis (aircraft 1) THE PLT OF A WACO UPF-7, N32133, RPRTD HE WAS TAXIING WITH S-TURNS BEHIND A CESSNA 172, N6552F, ON A DIAGONAL TWY. AS THE CESSNA PLT APCHD THE INTERSECTION WITH THE PARALLEL TWY TO THE ACTIVE RWY (RWY 9), HE ELECTED TO STOP & GIVE WAY TO A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER. THE WACO PLT CONTD TAXIING & DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE CESSNA HAD STOPPED UNTIL HIS ACFT WAS ABOUT 20 TO 30 FT FROM THE CESSNA. THE WACO PLT APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE THE PROP OF HIS ACFT HIT THE EMPENNAGE OF THE CESSNA 172. ## Aircraft 1 - 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 - Engines: CONTINENTAL W-670 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Minor damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: M & F Flying Incorporated - Departed: EYW - Airport: EYW, Key West Intl, runway 9, 4,800 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Aircraft 2 - Registration: [N6552F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6552F), registered now, S/N 17273239, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17273239 - Engines: CONTINENTAL O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Genesee Airways, Inc. - Destination: LNA, WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: EYW, Key West Intl, runway 9, 4,800 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot, aircraft N32133; age 36; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours - Pilot, aircraft N6552F; age 35; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 120 total, 40 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: EYW ## FAA reports on this event (2) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19890910034161A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034161A), Sep 10, 1989: Waco UPF7, Key West, FL, Substantial damage. Struck the tail of N6552F while both were taxiing for takeoff when the Cessna stopped unexpectedly. View limited. - [Accident 19890910034162A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890910034162A), Sep 10, 1989: Cessna 172N, Key West, FL, Minor damage. Stopped unexpectedly while taxiing for takeoff. A waco N32133 taxiing behind did not see him stop, struck empennage ## 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 MIA88LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA216), Jul 6, 1988: Waco UPF-7 (N32133), Key West, FL, substantial damage - [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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.