NTSB CHI83LA361 — 1983-08-04 · NEW LEXINGTON, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N29957

Make / Model: WACO UPF-7
Year of manufacture: 1940 · 43 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES (225 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A31A10

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N29957 Waco UPF-7 None

Factual narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING LANDING ROLL HE APPLIED BRAKES TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND EXPERIENCED RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE. THE ACFT VEERED LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN TREES AT THE RNWY EDGE. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED THE BRAKE CABLE WAS STRETCHED AND HAD NUMEROUS BROKEN STRANDS AT THE WOVEN CABLE SPLICE. THE BRAKE LININGS WERE WORN INTO THE ATTACHING RIVET HEADS. THE ACFT HAD REPORTEDLY JUST BEEN THRU AN ANNUAL INSPECTION LESS THAN ONE MONTH EARLIER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_CHI83LA361.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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