# NTSB OAK68D0027: Waco SRE, N20967, Merced, CA, June 4, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1967
- Place: Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Location: 37.3114° N, 120.4704° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Merced, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3114&lon=-120.4704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1898   67/6/4    MERCED,CALIF        WACO SRE            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 1500
        TIME - 1200                    N20967              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MERCED MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS                 LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- RT GEAR KNOCKED OFF.FURTHER DAMAGE ON LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20967](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20967), registered now, S/N 5089 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO SRE
- Registry model: [Waco SRE](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-sre) (registry code 9600910) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Merced Municipal

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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