SEA73FYC06

NTSB accident investigation · Waco UPF-7 · Vancouver, WA · August 19, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1972
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N29949Waco UPF-7
Status
Completed · report March 14, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167881

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3095  72/8/19    VANCOUVER,WASH      WACO UPF-7          CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 20200
        TIME - 1215                    N29949              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 450 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT TREES.

Aircraft

Registration
N29949
Reported as
Waco UPF-7
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Evergreen

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.