# NTSB MKC73DER67: Waco YKS-6, N16241, Deer River, MN, June 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 9, 1973
- Place: Deer River, MN · DEER RIVER, MN
- Location: 47.3392° N, 93.7928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Deer River, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3392&lon=-93.7928&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190064
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC73DER67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73DER67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2057   73/6/9  NR.DEER RIVER,MINN    WACO YKS-6          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 71 TOTAL
        TIME - 1216                    N16241              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EVELETH,MINN               DEER RIVER,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     180
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTING TO 25K. R FLOAT DUG INTO LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N16241](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16241), registered now, S/N 4459, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO YKS-6
- Registry model: [Waco YKS-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-yks-6) (registry code 9600832) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730609023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730609023329A), Jun 9, 1973: Waco UKS6, Deer River, MN, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K. R float dug into lake.

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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