Accident · 1991-10-20

NTSB case NYC92LA011 · AEROSPATIALE ND-26 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1991-10-20
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: AEROSPATIALE ND-26 (N29816)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Richmor Aviation, Inc. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): RICHMOR AVIATION INC

Probable cause

INADEQUATE QUALITY CONTROL DURING MAINTENANCE OR MANUFACTURING BY FAILING TO USE CORROSION INHIBITER, WHICH RESULTED IN CORROSION, FATIGUE, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE.

Source: NTSB case NYC92LA011

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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