NTSB investigations: Waco UPF-7, 1989
7 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\") = 1989
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") = 1989
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 MIA90IA036Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Key West, FLThe failure of the pilot to adequately watch for parked aircraft after becoming distracted.NTSB MIA89LA245Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Key West, FLInadequate visual lookout by the Waco pilot, which resulted in his misjudgement of clearance between his aircraft and the Cessna 172 and a subsequent collision.NTSB DEN89LA201Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF7 · Watkins, COFailure of the left brake assembly, and subsequent loss of directional control by the pilot.NTSB NYC89LA180Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Plymouth, NHLoss of directional control during an aborted takeoff. The ditch was a related factor.NTSB MKC89LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Creve Coeur, MOImproper use of the carburetor heat by the pilot and carburetor ice. Contributing factors were: carburetor icing conditions, high obstructions and terrain conditions (corn crop).NTSB MIA89LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Marathon, FLThe pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft and inadvertently allowed it to ground loop. Crosswind was a contributing factor.NTSB MIA89IA080Incident · Minor injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportWaco UPF-7 · Marathon, FLFuel starvation due to a corroded carburetor.