- Date
- October 9, 1990, 12:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Erwinna, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N32091Waco UPF-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 36820
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the take off roll.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was attempting to take off on runway 25. The runway slopes to the left. The airplane started to drift left during the ground roll and hit a fence at the departure end of the runway. The airplane rolled over on its back and came to rest in a field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32091
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5723
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Country Aviation
- Departed
- 9N1 · Erwinna, PA
- Airport
- 9N1 · Van Sant, runway 25, 3,000 × ft, grass/turf
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
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 10 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
Other investigations on N32091 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.