Incident · 1989-05-04
What the record says
- Event date
- 1989-05-04
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- PIPER PA-34-200T (N47895)
- Operating rule
- Part 135
- Operator
- WILBURS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- WILBURS INCORPORATED
Probable cause
FAILURE OF THE UPPER TRUNION BOLT WHICH NORMALLY HOLDS THE UPPER PORTION OF THE OVER CENTER DOWN LINK.
Source: NTSB case ANC89IA068Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.