NTSB ERA25LA319 — 2025-07-31 · Tampa, Florida, United States

Current FAA registration · N1244G

Make / Model: WACO UBF
Year of manufacture: 1932 · 93 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR W670-6N (220 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20160217
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A06579

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1244G Waco UBF None

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ERA25LA319.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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