ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45349
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| Date: | Friday 29 November 2002 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Chickasha Aviation Center Inc. |
| Registration: | N5155E |
| MSN: | 17271741 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3272 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lindsay, OK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Chickasha, OK (CHK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerial observation flight, the aircraft experienced an in-flight break up. Evidence at the accident site revealed that the right wing separated from the aircraft prior to impact. Further examination revealed that the right wing's strut to fuselage fitting was found without a nut that secures the fitting to the fuselage.
Probable Cause: The in-flight separation of the right wing due to the missing nut that secures the right wing's strut to fuselage fitting to the fuselage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20021230X05642&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 October 1996 | N5155E | Air Orlando | 0 | Fruitland Park, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:59 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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