# Accident 19980820021749A: Massey Donald E CHRISTEN EAGLE II, Galveston, TX, August 20, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1998
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 29.3002° N, 94.7900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3002&lon=-94.7900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72BJ-1999-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Massey Donald E CHRISTEN EAGLE II (registry code 05658BE, https://openairdocs.org/model/massey-donald-e-christen-eagle-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA368) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980820021749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW98LA368](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA368), Aug 20, 1998: Massey Christen Eagle II (N72BJ), Galveston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inflight structural failure of the wing spars for the lower wings due to an undetermined reason.

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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