Accident · 1996-07-01

NTSB case FTW96FA282 · Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340B · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 1996-07-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Saab-Scania AB (Saab) SF340B (N335AE)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WINGS WEST AIRLINES, INC.

Probable cause

The manufacturer's inadequate procedure for manufacturing the number two turbine disk.

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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