Accident Aero Commander 560E N3831C,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 2813
 
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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
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:1,35 miles from Dallas-Love Field, TX -   United States of America
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:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW68A0036
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB
The Victoria Advocat 28 September 1967, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
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]

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