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CHI67D0097

1966-07-10 · RICHMOND, Indiana, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N32026

Make / Model
WACO UPF-7
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3710D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
WACO UPF7 · N32026
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
EAST RICHMOND
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
250° / 7 kt
Temp
90° F

Aircraft history

Total time
2,345 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
2,200
Age
24

Cause factors

  • 64/A/16 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 82/J/J J
    WEATHER SUDDEN WINDSHIFT Joint cause
  • 82/J/X J
    WEATHER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY Joint cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1953. Source file NTSB_1966_3_1953.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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