Classic WACO YMF N95JD
13 December 2004 · Santa Barbara, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 December 2004 at about 21:28 local time, a Classic WACO YMF registered N95JD was involved in an accident near Santa Barbara, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Santa Barbara Municipal (SBA)
- Coordinates
- 34.4261, -119.8403
- Aircraft
- Classic WACO YMF
- Registration
- N95JD
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Carlos → Santa Barbara
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05CA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout, which resulted in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During landing rollout, the pilot lost directional control of his conventional gear airplane, and it ground looped. The pilot was aware that upon landing on runway 25 the local wind was variable at 6 knots. The pilot's touchdown was normal, but during rollout he lost directional control when a crosswind gust was encountered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Classic WACO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2004 | Classic WACO YMF | Bar Harbor, Maine, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 2004 | Classic WACO YMF | Sedona, Arizona, United States | Solid Edge Aviation dba Red Rock Biplane Tours | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2005 | Classic WACO YMF-5 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Santa Barbara Biplane Tours | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 2006 | Classic WACO YMF | Hagerstown, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Dec 2001 | Classic WACO YMF | Banning, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2009 | Classic WACO YMF | Dunnellon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2004 | Globe GC-1B | Placerville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2004 | Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Beechcraft A60 | Gualala, California, United States | Richard L. Probert | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Alon A2 | Cameron Park, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172S | Willits, California, United States | Edward A. Warburton | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |