Cessna 402 crash, Apr 27, 1999 (1 killed), Goldsby
Cessna 402 accident on April 27, 1999 near Goldsby, Oklahoma, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Fatigue failure of the right wing front spar that...
- Date: April 27, 1999
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Goldsby, Oklahoma, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fatigue failure of the right wing front spar that began at manufacturing damage, caused by inadequate quality control; maintenance inspection of the right wing also failed to detect the crack.
A Cessna 402C cargo flight from Dallas to Oklahoma City lost its right wing during a normal descent. A fatigue crack in the front spar, which started at manufacturing damage, had grown until the spar failed, and the aircraft struck the ground in an uncontrolled descent near Goldsby. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.