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LAX91LA087

1991-02-03 · SANTA PAULA, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SZP

Current FAA registration · N13408

Make / Model
WACO UIC
Year of manufacture
1933 · 58 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR R670-SERIES (225 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560522
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A08C86

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE BRITTLE FRACTURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER TREAD END CAUSING LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

Factual narrative

DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRCRFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE AIRPORT'S TETRAHEDRON, WHICH WAS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FOUND THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD BROKEN AND LODGED BETWEEN THE RUDDER PEDAL AND THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM MAINTAINING THE AIRCRAFT'S POSITION ON THE RUNWAY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1991_LAX91LA087.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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