# NTSB NYC66F0302: Waco UPF-7, N29305, Manville, NJ, October 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1965
- Place: Manville, NJ · MANVILLE, NJ
- Location: 40.5413° N, 74.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manville, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5413&lon=-74.5893&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175248
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0302
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0302

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29305-1970-08-19), registration cancelled 1970-08-19, S/N 5332 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF-7
- Registry model: [Waco UPF-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (registry code 9601302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kupper

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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