# NTSB NYC67F0169: Waco UPF-7, N32073, Centre Hall, PA, August 6, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1966
- Place: Centre Hall, PA · CENTRE HALL, PA
- Location: 40.8447° N, 77.6851° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Centre Hall, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8447&lon=-77.6851&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122165
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0169
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0169

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2125   66/8/6    CENTRE HALL PA      WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1630                    N32073              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  45, 15356 TOTAL HOURS, 39
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CENTRE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TAKEOFF MADE WITH INSUFFICIENT FUEL TO MAINTAIN POWER IN CLIMB ATTITUDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N32073](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32073), registered now, S/N 5705, 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Centre

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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