Waco UPF-7 N29982
30 August 1973 · Huntsville, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1973 at about 15:30 local time, a Waco UPF-7 registered N29982, operated by Milton E Whitn, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Huntsville, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Huntsville, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- South Huntsville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Waco UPF-7
- Registration
- N29982
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Milton E Whitn
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2515
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT MADE REPEATED ATMTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE AFT LOSS OF DIR CONTROL, HIT TREES ADJ TO RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Waco UPF-7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1973 | Waco UPF-7 | North Conway, New Hampshire, United States | Wylie Apte JR | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1973 | Waco UPF-7 | Bedminster, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1973 | Waco UPF-7 | Santa Ana, California, United States | Tallmantz Avia | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1973 | Waco UPF-7 | Dimmitt, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1972 | Waco UPF-7 | Vancouver, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1972 | Waco UPF-7 | Capp, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |