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CHI90DET03

1990-01-24 · LAKE VILLAGE, Indiana, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport C98

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

IN-FLIGHT STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR.

Factual narrative

EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT CRASHED WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE RIGHT WING TO FOLD IN FLIGHT AND THE AIRCRAFT TUMBLE END OVER END TO THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION REVEALED COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING SPAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1990_CHI90DET03.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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