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| Date: | Monday 22 May 2000 |
| Time: | 06:58 |
| Type: |  Pzl-Mielec M-18A |
| Owner/operator: | Ward's Flying Service |
| Registration: | N2296C |
| MSN: | IZ 019-18 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5167 hours |
| Engine model: | PZL-Kalisz ASZ-62IR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kilbourne, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Eudora, AR |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot completed a second spray run and had initiated a climb when the agricultural airplane's right wing separated. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the ground and came to rest against a tree line. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right wing's forward lower attachment fitting separated as a result of fatigue cracking. The fatigue cracking was a result of severe corrosion pitting in the bore of the central lug of the fitting.
Probable Cause: The corrosion and fatigue cracking of the right wing attachment fitting, which resulted in the right wing separating in flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X20997&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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