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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Waco U1C · Santa Paula, CA · February 3, 1991

Date
February 3, 1991 · 11:00 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Airport
Santa Paula Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13408
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA087
Reported as
Waco U1C
Reported engine
Continental W6706A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,446 total14 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left brake master cylinder broke off on landing and jammed rudder causing loss of control. Struck wind tee.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE OFF ON LANDING AND JAMMED RUDDER CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. STRUCK WIND TEE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.