NTSB ANC92LA036 — 1992-02-12 · VALDEZ, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N5154U

Make / Model: KITFOX KITFOX 1
Engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19910906
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A676F9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5154U RICHARD C. BALLOW KITFOX 1 None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICY RUNWAY CONDITION AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE ON A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP. WHEN THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE ICY AREA AND ONTO A DRY PART OF THE RUNWAY, THE WHEELS REMAINED LOCKED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. THE CONDITION OF THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS MENTIONED IN NOTAM DELTA #02/026. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1992_ANC92LA036.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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