Accident · 1998-10-26

NTSB case LAX99LA016 · Cessna 208B · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1998-10-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 208B (N860FE)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: Corporate Air Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): CORPORATE AIR, INC. — On-demand air taxi (135) Operator Does Business As:

Probable cause

Structural failure of the main landing gear strut due to metallurgical fatigue. The fatigue cracks originated at an internal structural flaw placed in the part during manufacture.

Source: NTSB case LAX99LA016

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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