NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX93LA081
Registry · N5068V
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
VARGA AIRCRAFT CORP. 2150A
Year of manufacture
1976 · 16 years old at event
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19760311
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A653BE
Registrant of record
BARCLAY ALEXANDER
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT SAID HE WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL OUT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TRAILER WITH THE RIGHT WING. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE AIRCRAFT ONE MONTH AND FIVE HOURS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1992_LAX93LA081.txt.
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