ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17375
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| Date: | Monday 7 April 2008 |
| Time: | 17:01 |
| Type: |  Zenair CH 601 Zodiac |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N357DT |
| MSN: | 6-9733 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 142 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tavares Road, Polk City, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williston, FL (X60) |
| Lakeland, FL (LAL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After stopping for fuel, the pilot departed for the second leg of a cross-country flight. About 45 minutes after departing, witnesses observed the special light sport airplane banking and yawing before one of its wings "folded up" and the airplane descended to the ground. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the left wing had failed in an upward (or positive) direction due to a fracture of the lower left wing spar chord. The subsequent overload failure of the wing resulted in a loss of control of the airplane. Metallurgical examination did not reveal any evidence of preexisting conditions or design or material deficiencies that may have contributed to the in-flight structural failure.
Probable Cause: The in-flight failure of the left wing for undetermined reasons.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2008 23:43 | Fusko | Added |
| 10-May-2008 07:55 | Fusko | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2012 22:02 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category] |
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