- Date
- October 14, 1985, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Norwood, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N39714Waco UPF-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851014051299A
- Case key
- 30245
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, during the takeoff climb the aircraft did not develop sufficient power to maintain altitude. The pilot turned the aircraft to the right in an attempt to return to the airport. During the approach to the airport, the aircraft collided with wooded terrain near the intersection of the runways.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39714
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5847
- Airframe hours
- 2,850
- Engine
- Continental W670-6A, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fred Snydermann
- Registered owner
- Blue Star Heritage Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Airport
- OWD · Norwood Mem., runway 10, 4,001 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,631 total · 26 in this make and model · 1,541 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORD
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 N39714 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.