LARAMIE, WY, USA
N30196
WACO UPF-7
THE PLT STATED THAT A FLT FROM CALIFORNIA TO LARAMIE WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE ACFT WAS THEN REFUELED AND HE DEPARTED TO THE EAST. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE PLT EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING NEXT TO INTERSTATE 80. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED. THE ACFT THEN SLID INTO A DITCH, CAME TO REST AND BURNED. A POST CRASH FIRE DESTROYED THE ACFT. THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF PWR, SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT AND THE ORIGIN OF FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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