Cessna 402C accident near Goldsby, OK
On April 27, 1999, a Cessna 402C (airplane) was involved in an accident near Goldsby, OK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- April 27, 1999
- Place
- Goldsby, OK
- Aircraft
- Cessna 402C · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 35.110°N, 97.491°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001205X00460
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On April 27, 1999, at 0916 central daylight time, a Cessna 402C, twin-engine airplane, N819BW, was destroyed by terrain impact following an in-flight separation of the right wing during descent, near Goldsby, Oklahoma. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as Flight 818 by Texas Air Charters, Inc., of Denton, Texas, under 14 Code of Regulations (CFR) Part 135 as an on-demand cargo flight from Dallas, Texas, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The flight departed Dallas Love Field Airport about 0816 on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. During interviews, conducted by the NTSB investigator-in-charge (IIC), witnesses, located approximately 1/2 mile from the accident site, reported observing the airplane level at approximately 1,000 feet agl, when the wing departed the aircraft. The aircraft then turned right, entered a spiral, and nose dived to the ground. Upon ground impact, the airplane bounced into the air approximately 10 to 12 feet before coming to rest in the wheat field. The wing descended rapidly at first and then slowed and "drifted" to the ground. Some witnesses reported hearing high rpm engine sounds. Witnesses reported that they did not see any other airplanes in the area at the time of the wing separation. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of FAA records revealed that the pilot was issued a first class medical certificate on March 24, 1999, with a limitation for corrective lenses. The commercial pilot held airplane single-engine land, multiengine land, and instrument ratings. He was a certificate
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of the right wing spar as a result of inadequate quality control during manufacture of the spar. A factor was the inadequate inspection of the right wing by maintenance personnel, which failed to detect the crack.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
