Classic WACO YMF N369AS
30 May 2006 · Hagerstown, Maryland, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2006 at about 15:00 local time, a Classic WACO YMF registered N369AS was involved in an accident near Hagerstown, Maryland, United States. 2 people were 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Classic WACO YMF
- Registration
- N369AS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hagerstown → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC06LA134
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of a commercial sightseeing flight taxied to runway 27, and since the wind was reported as calm, used no crosswind correction for takeoff. During the takeoff roll the airplane was "tracking nicely," however, it took increasing right rudder input to keep the airplane straight. The pilot "ran out of right rudder" and the airplane turned left. Since it felt like the airplane was about to become airborne, the pilot tried to lift off, without result. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and was substantially damaged. Review of data from an onboard video recorder revealed, images of the windsock, with its small end pointing towards the ground, and the airplane ground looping. No preimpact malfunctions of the rudder or tailwheel steering control systems were discovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2005 | Classic WACO YMF-5 | Santa Barbara, California, United States | Santa Barbara Biplane Tours | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2004 | Classic WACO YMF | Santa Barbara, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 16 Nov 2009 | Classic WACO YMF | Dunnellon, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2011 | Classic WACO YMF5 | Marathon, Florida, United States | Conch Air Corp | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2006 | Robinson R22 BETA | Frederick, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 2006 | Piper PA-28-181 | Cumberland, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2006 | Cessna 172P | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Nov 2006 | Cessna 150F | McHenry, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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