| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1967 |
| Time: | 15:36 |
| Type: | Aero Commander 560E |
| Owner/operator: | LTV Electrosystems Inc |
| Registration: | N3831C |
| MSN: | 747 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6780 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,35 miles from Dallas-Love Field, TX -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Greenville, TX |
| Destination airport: | Dallas-Love Field, TX |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The aircraft crashed after the left wing separated from the fuselage in flight. It struck a car and a school building.
A fatigue crack had started at had started at a double-drilled hole in the spar lower cap at WS 81 after 6780 hours.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Report number: | FTW68A0036 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 5 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
NTSB
The Victoria Advocat 28 September 1967, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 20-Feb-2016 18:22 |
TB |
Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, ] |
| 23-Jan-2022 15:11 |
TB |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2023 10:43 |
harro |
Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |