Waco UPF-7 N29927

Summary

On 3 August 1998 at about 15:56 local time, a Waco UPF-7 registered N29927 was involved in an accident near Key West, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 August 1998 at 15:56

Classification

Accident

Location

Key West, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Key West International (EYW)

Coordinates

24.5493, -81.7793

Aircraft

Waco UPF-7

Registration

N29927

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Other Work Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Key West → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA98LA217

1 person had minor injuries.

A loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons, resulting in an inadvertent stall at too low an altitude to allow recovery.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was approaching for a banner drop, the power was at a low power setting. The pilot released the banner, at an altitude of about 75 feet, applied full power, and received no response from the engine. He then pumped the throttle and again no response. He made a right turn in an attempt to land on runway 9. The airplane stalled, spun in, and impacted the runway nose down. The pilot state that 'he did not apply carburetor heat.' No discrepancies were found with the engine or airframe.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.