Waco YMF F5C N323TX

Summary

On 13 June 2020 at about 13:30 local time, a Waco YMF F5C registered N323TX was involved in an accident near Ghent, New York, 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.

Date

13 June 2020 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ghent, New York, United States

Nearest airport

Kline Kill (NY1)

Coordinates

42.3472, -73.6356

Aircraft

Waco YMF F5C

Registration

N323TX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ghent → Ghent

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA20CA214

Nobody was injured.

A loss of directional control on takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped bi-plane was performing practice takeoffs and landings on a 75-foot-wide turf runway following an uneventful local flight. During the fourth takeoff, the airplane accelerated down the runway and after the pilot raised the tailwheel off the ground, the airplane suddenly drifted toward the left side of the runway. The left-wing tip contacted trees and brush near the runway's left edge, and pivoted the airplane left into the trees. Both wings and the fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot also reported that "modest but variable and gusty winds" prevailed at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.