NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL97LA017
Registry · N723SR
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CLASSIC AIRCRAFT CORP WACO YMF
Year of manufacture
1996 · 0 years old at event
Engine
JACOBS R755B SERIES (275 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19961006
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A9B051
Registrant of record
HUFF AIR LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the pilot's improper flare during touchdown.
Factual narrative
On October 24, 1996, at 1650 eastern standard time, a Waco YMF5, N723SR, collided with the ground during a landing on runway 15 at the Charlotte County Airport, in Punta Gorda, Florida. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight departed Punta Gorda, Florida, at 1615. According to the pilot, the airplane touched down hard on the left main landing gear during a normal attempted landing to a full stop. He also stated that the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing was damaged. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose a mechanical problems with the airplane. According to the pilot, the airplane touched down hard on the left main landing gear during landing and the left gear collapsed. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1996_ATL97LA017.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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