# Accident 19890827032159A: Waco UPF7, Denver, CO, August 27, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1989, 16:30 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Front Range Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7500° N, 104.5992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7500&lon=-104.5992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2369Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2369Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,650 total, 28 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890827032159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

BRAKES APPLIED ON LANDING ROLL WITH TAIL UP. LEFT BRAKE FAILED. GROUND LOOPED. 3 OF 4 BRAKE PADS MISSING LEFT BRAKE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN89LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA201), Aug 27, 1989: Waco UPF7 (N2369Q), Watkins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N2369Q (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750906026859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750906026859A), Sep 6, 1975: Waco UPF7 (N2369Q), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. Gr hit sand dune & separated. Cont flt & ret to arpt. Further dmg on ldg.
- [Accident 19730819029609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819029609A), Aug 19, 1973: Waco UPF7 (N2369Q), Dimmitt, TX, Substantial damage. Atmtg ribbon pick-up on rwy drg inverted flt at airshow. Rudder hit rwy.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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