# NTSB OAK76DVA71: Waco AQC-6, N16520, Reedley, CA, June 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Reedley, CA · REEDLEY, CA
- Location: 36.5984° N, 119.4467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reedley, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5984&lon=-119.4467&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 13, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76DVA71
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVA71

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1339  76/6/22    REEDLEY,CA          WACO AQC-6          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1419
        TIME - 1045                    N16520              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT WESTERN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          REEDLEY,CA                  WOODLAKE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS TO BE FERRIED FOR INTERIOR FINISHING AFTER HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST.TIRE BLEW,LOST CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16520 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WACO AQC-6
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Great Western

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760622015729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622015729A), Jun 22, 1976: Waco EQC6, Reedley, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was to be ferried for interior finishing after high speed taxi test. Tire blew,lost ctl.

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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