Waco UBF N1244G

Summary

On 31 July 2025 at about 18:00 local time, a Waco UBF registered N1244G was involved in an accident near Tampa, Florida, 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

31 July 2025 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tampa, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Peter O Knight (TPF)

Coordinates

27.9154, -82.4494

Aircraft

Waco UBF

Registration

N1244G

Category

Airplane

Year built

1932

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Venice → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA25LA319

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an object.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the vintage, bi-wing, tailwheel airplane reported that he was performing a wheel landing. The airplane touched down on the main wheels and had slowed enough for the tailwheel to touch down. During the landing rollout, after slowing to about 5 knots, a gust of wind struck the airplane and it veered right off of the runway and into the grass. The lower left wing struck the housing of a precision approach path indicator light, substantially damaging it, and the airplane came to rest upright. The pilot stated that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.