19980820021749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Massey Donald E CHRISTEN EAGLE II · Galveston, TX · August 20, 1998

Date
August 20, 1998
Place
Galveston, TX
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72BJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA368
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was entering the aerobox when it experienced structural failure on all wing spars, the acft went out of control, the pilot regained control and was able to land the acft.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS ENTERING THE AEROBOX WHEN IT EXPERIENCED STRUCTURAL FAILURE ON ALL WING SPARS, THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL, THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO LAND THE ACFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.