NYC76DFA44

NTSB accident investigation · Waco UPF-7 · Hancock, NY · July 3, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 3, 1976
Place
Hancock, NY · HANCOCK, NY
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N422AAWaco UPF-7
Status
Completed · report September 2, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760703019269A
Case key
201331

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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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3-1775   76/7/3    HANCOCK,NY          WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1905                    N422AA              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE BIRCH FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HANCOCK,NY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- CARB HEAT IN THE ON PSN.PLT SENSED INADEQUATE A/S ELECTED TO LND ACFT ADJ TO RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N422AA
Reported as
Waco UPF-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
White Birch Field

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.