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    Airframe Family: Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) F Series
    Latest Model:UPF-7
    Construction Number:5317
    Last Civil Registration:N20971
    Compressed ID:Weaver Aircraft Company (WACO) UPF-...
    Latest Owner or Location:David M. Baldwin Jr, Port Orange, FL

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    Dates

    Event

    1940

    Constructed as an UPF-7.
    WACO UPF-7 5317

    To unknown owner with c/r N20971.

    16 August 1957

    Certificate of airworthiness for N20971 (UPF-7, 5317) issued.

    2 February 1964

    Crashed.
    The event occurred at San Fernand, CA. See the and NTSB Event #82168 and for details. Summarized NTSB narrative: Substantial damage. Undershot while landing. Collided with wires and poles while landing.

    By 2 February 1964

    To unknown owner with c/r N20971.

    2 February 1964

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report for event ID 82168: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 12:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Undershot while on final approach to land. Collided with wires and/or poles while on final approach to land. Incident occurred at or near San Fernand, CA.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    2 February 1964


    Photographer: Richard Kaplan

    13 October 1989

    To Gruenwald George, Santa Ana, CA with new c/r N20971.

    By 22 April 1995

    To unknown owner with c/r N20971.

    22 April 1995

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Chino Airport (CNO) Chino, CA, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The pilot experienced a directional control problem during the landing roll. In her initial oral statement, she indicated the difficulty was due to the wind condition. Regarding her attempt to control the aircraft, she said she thought she might have inadvertently applied the brakes, which had caused the aircraft to nose over...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    31 July 2008

    To David M. Baldwin Jr, Port Orange, FL keeping c/r N20971.

    4 November 2008

    To David M. Baldwin Jr, West Lebanon, NH keeping c/r N20971.

    8 November 2011

    To David M. Baldwin Jr, Basking Ridge, NJ keeping c/r N20971.

    16 December 2013

    To David M. Baldwin Jr, Port Orange, FL keeping c/r N20971.

    1 January 2016

    Certificate of airworthiness for N20971 (UPF-7, 5317) issued.

    Circa 1 January 2016

    To Ronald L. Thompson, Carefree, AZ keeping c/r N20971.

    21 June 2017

    To David M. Baldwin Jr, Port Orange, FL keeping c/r N20971.


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