NTSB investigations: Waco UPF-7, 1988
4 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Waco UPF-7. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.
Cases per year
| 1964 | 4 |
|---|---|
| 1965 | 5 |
| 1966 | 6 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1973 | 4 |
| 1975 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1982 | 2 |
| 1983 | 2 |
| 1984 | 3 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1988 | 4 |
| 1989 | 7 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Where
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Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 1988
AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9601302'))
ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 1988
AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('9601302'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESCRun it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
NTSB NYC88LA190Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Greenland, NHThe intention of the flight was to give people at an annual company picnic a ride in the aircraft. After takeoff and while starting a left turn the pilot stated that he encountered a 'sudden windshear/downdraft.' The aircraft never got above 200 feet and…NTSB NYC88LA179Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Plymouth, NHThe plt reported that the eng lost power during takeoff as the acft was climbing thru about 200 to 250 ft AGL. Unable to restore power, he turned to land in a corn field, but was unable to reach it. He then selected a smaller field, but during the landing,…NTSB MIA88LA216Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Key West, FLWhile on a sightseeing flt, during the landing roll with a direct crosswind from the rt at 9 KTS, the plt reported that the acft turned into the wind. He was unable to correct this with left rudder & braking before the acft travelled into a ditch. He further…NTSB MIA88LA106Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · St Petersburg, FLThe plt stated that while on apch to land, the engine lost power. During an attempt to land on runway 36 the acft stalled & nosed in from an approximate 50 foot altitude. No determination could be made as to the nature of the malfunction of the engine as…