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FAA accident report · Cvac PB4Y2 · Estespark, CO · July 18, 2002

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Date
July 18, 2002 · 18:40 local
Place
Estespark, CO
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7620C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN02GA074
Reported as
Cvac PB4Y2
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
N7620CRegistration cancelled Dec 30, 2002 · Consolidated Vultee P4Y-2S/N 66260 · Built 1945Airframe modelConsolidated Vultee P4Y-2Engine modelWright C14AB AC BAReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft was in a base turn at or about 1000 ft above terrain for a retardent drop in a smooth 15 to 20 bankturn-the left wing separated from the aircraft-fire was observed in board of the no.2 engine-the aircraft pitched nose down in a fireball and impacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS IN A BASE TURN AT OR ABOUT 1000 FT ABOVE TERRAIN FOR A RETARDENT DROP IN A SMOOTH 15 TO 20 BANKTURN-THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT-FIRE WAS OBSERVED IN BOARD OF THE NO.2 ENGINE-THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE DOWN IN A FIREBALL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB DEN02GA074Accident · 2 fatalFinal reportEstes Park, COthe inflight failure of the left wing due to fatigue cracking in the left wing's forward spar and wing skin. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance procedures to detect fatigue cracking.Jul 19, 2002 · Destroyed