# Accident 19920731028449A: Boeing A75, Cibolo, TX, July 31, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1992, 10:49 local time
- Place: Cibolo, TX
- Airport: Kardys Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5701° N, 98.2296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5701&lon=-98.2296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62552, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62552) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Reported engine: CONT W6706A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 1,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920731028449A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

INFLIGHT BREAKUP AFTER PROPELLER ASSEMBLY SEPARATED AND SEVERED A WING STRUT. FORWARD END CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92FA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA197), Jul 31, 1992: Boeing A75 (N62552), Cibolo, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT DUE FATIGUE AND THE RESULTANT COLLAPSING OF THE LEFT WING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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