UNK64X1197

NTSB accident investigation · Waco U1C · Watson Lake, Canada · April 6, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 6, 1964
Place
Watson Lake, Canada · WATSON LAKE, Canada
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N13072Waco U1C
Status
Completed · report May 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184125

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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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6-0026   64/4/6    WATSON LAKE CANA    WACO U1C            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 848
        TIME - 0913                    N13072              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSON LAKE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN

Aircraft

Registration
N13072
Reported as
Waco U1C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Watson Lake

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.