Accident · 1999-05-01

NTSB case NYC99LA102 · Glaser-Dirks DG-400 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1999-05-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Glaser-Dirks DG-400 (N400FJ)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The manufacturer's use of inadequate adhesive material which resulted in the de-bonding and subsequent failure of the wing spar pin-lock assembly.

Source: NTSB case NYC99LA102

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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