Accident · 1990-04-24

NTSB case CHI90FA117 · BELLANCA 8KCAB · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1990-04-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: BELLANCA 8KCAB (N2976R)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: GRAN AIRE INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): GRAN-AIRE, INC.

Probable cause

INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT-TO-SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTING DUE TO FATIGUE INITIATED BY IMPROPER WELDING TECHNIQUES INVOLVING INADEQUATE POST-WELD COOLING CONTROL.

Source: NTSB case CHI90FA117

Flight 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.

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