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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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B-52C 53-0406, which crashed on Elephant Mountain, was the second high-tailed B-52 to suffer such a fatal structural failure. After extensive testing and another three similar failures (two with fatal crashes) within 12 months of the Elephant Mountain crash, Boeing determined that turbulence would over-stress the B-52's rudder connection bolts ...
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".
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.
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
The second crash occurred on July 18, 2002 near Estes Park, Colorado, also as a result of structural failure, in this case in the wing's spar adjacent to the left side of the fuselage. The aircraft, operating with the callsign Tanker 123, was loaded with 2,000 US gallons (7,600 L; 1,700 imp gal) of retardant. [8]
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 ...