NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC86LA008
Registry · N39714
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
WACO UPF-7
Year of manufacture
1942 · 43 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710726
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A49F62
Registrant of record
LIESCH ROBERT H
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING THE TAKEOFF CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEVELOP SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. DURING THE APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH WOODED TERRAIN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF THE RUNWAYS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1985_NYC86LA008.txt.
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