NYC66F0095

NTSB accident investigation · Waco UPF7 · Manchester, VT · July 17, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 17, 1965
Place
Manchester, VT · MANCHESTER, VT
Injuries
3 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N32168Waco UPF7
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177151

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0354  65/7/17    MANCHESTER VT       WACO UPF7           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 600
        TIME - 1420                    N32168              PX-  0  2  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EQUINOX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N32168
Reported as
Waco UPF7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Equinox

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.