# NTSB NYC73FHA25: Waco UPF-7, N29927, Bedminster, NJ, May 6, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1973
- Place: Bedminster, NJ · BEDMINSTER, NJ
- Location: 40.6743° N, 74.6605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedminster, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6743&lon=-74.6605&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC73FHA25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FHA25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0954   73/5/6    BEDMINSTER,NJ       WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1640                    N29927              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  51, 16523 TOTAL HOURS, 48
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANOVER,NJ                  BEDMINSTER,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED R HIT PARKED COMANCHE N8900P,SUB DMG.GND MARKS INDICATE ONLY R BRAKE EFFECTIVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N29927](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29927), registered now, S/N 5424, built 1940 (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: Somerset

## 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 19730506009229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506009229A), May 6, 1973: Waco UPF7, Bedminster, NJ, Substantial damage. Acft veered r hit parked comanche N8900P,sub dmg. Gnd marks indicate only r brake effective.

## Other investigations on N29927 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA98LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA217), Aug 3, 1998: Waco UPF-7 (N29927), Key West, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.

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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