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List of aircraft accidents and incidents caused by structural failure; Date Accident/incident Location Aircraft Cause Fatalities Notes 1913-08-07 Death of S F Cody: UK Cody Floatplane "inherent structural weakness" 2 Broke up 1919-08-02 Airliner crash at Verona: Italy Caproni Ca.48: Wing flutter followed by wing collapse 14, 15, or 17 (sources ...
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The aircraft encountered severe turbulence and experienced structural failure in the right wing due to the presence of fatigue cracks that went unnoticed during maintenance, leading to an unrecoverable spiraling dive. October 25, 1968 32 10 10 Northeast Airlines Flight 946: Etna: New Hampshire: Fairchild Hiller FH-227
May 14 – An Air Union Farman F.60 Goliath crashed near Monsures, Somme, France, due to the structural failure of a wing, killing all six on board. August 27 – An Air Union Farman F.60 Goliath crashed near East Malling, Kent, England, due to an engine failure, and the passengers misunderstanding given instructions, killing one of 13 on board.
United Airlines Flight 232 (1989): While not a complete in-flight breakup, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 suffered a catastrophic engine failure that resulted in the loss of hydraulic control. [8] The crew made a heroic effort to crash-land the aircraft in Sioux City, Iowa, resulting in an intense fire and significant structural damage. Of the 296 ...
While cruising at about 30,000 feet (9,100 m) excessive turbulence in a winter storm caused structural failure of the aircraft; the fin and rudder assembly was wrenched off the aircraft. The two MK53 nuclear bombs being ferried were found "relatively intact in the wreckage".
Crashed at Seddon following the in-flight structural failure of the starboard wing between the engine nacelle and the fuselage, killing the pilot. [ 123 ] [ 124 ] The aircraft had been modified for aerial topdressing after being retired from Royal New Zealand Air Force service in 1966 [ 123 ] [ 125 ] and was owned by topdressing company ...
B-52H (61-023), configured at the time as a testbed to investigate structural failures, still flying after its vertical stabilizer sheared off in severe turbulence on 10 January 1964. The aircraft eventually landed safely and remained in service until 2008. The crash was caused by turbulence-induced structural failure.