- Date
- June 23, 1984, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Orange, MA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N32127Waco UPF-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840623026139A
- Case key
- 35692
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Analysis
The plt stated that he was giving local sightseeing flights. He indicated that a 'wide' gentleman and a 'moderate' size gentleman boarded the acft. The plt moved the throttle to ensure clearance but found one of the pax restricted the movement slightly. The pax was reposition and the plt initiated the flight. The acft would not attain full power and the plt could not move the throttle thru its full range of travel. The grass strip used for takeoff was rough and the acft lifted of prematurely. The plt aborted the takeoff and during the ground roll he used the brakes to control the acft attitude. The acft rolled over a slight bump and the tail lifted causing the plt to shift forward onto the brakes, which aggrevated the tail-high attitude. The acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32127
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5759
- Engine
- Continental W-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Waco, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 1, 1984 · 18 hours before
- Airport
- ORE · Orange Muni, runway 14, 3,600 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 4,064 total · 264 in this make and model · 3,585 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N32127 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.