Waco AGC-8 accident near Hamilton, Ohio, September 18, 1983
On September 18, 1983 at about 3:45 pm local time, a Waco AGC-8, registered N2312, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hamilton, Ohio (Hamilton airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 18, 1983 · about 3:45 pm local time
- Place
- Hamilton, Ohio · Hamilton
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 4 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Waco AGC-8
- Registration
- N2312 · registry record · serial 5063
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY X-WINDS ON FINAL APCH. ACCORDING TO HIM, A QUARTERING TAIL WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH PUSHED THE ACFT ON ITS NOSE. THE ACFT SKIDDED ON ITS NOSE UNTIL IT CONTACTED SOD AT THE EDGE OF THE RWY, THEN NOSED OVER. HE REPORTED ONLY FLYING 2.75 HRS DURING THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 153 hours in all; 34 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 79 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,864 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection; 4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,600 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Jacobs 330 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 29, 5,440 ft by 80 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 20,000 ft; not recorded at 20,000 ft
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2312 the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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