NYC66F0302

NTSB accident investigation · Waco UPF-7 · Manville, NJ · October 17, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 17, 1965
Place
Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N29305Waco UPF-7
Status
Completed · report December 2, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175248

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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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3-3119  65/10/17   MANVILLE NJ         WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1620                    N29305              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KUPPER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FIRE OCCURRED 40 MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT

Aircraft

Registration
N29305
Reported as
Waco UPF-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kupper

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.