Cessna 152 N49785

Summary

On 5 July 2014 at about 23:30 local time, a Cessna 152 registered N49785, operated by US Aviation Group LLC., was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 July 2014 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Denton, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.2019, -97.2750

Aircraft

Cessna 152

Registration

N49785

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

US Aviation Group LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Graham → Denton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14LA351

Nobody was injured.

The in-flight failure of the right wing’s rear spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot and private pilot were conducting a personal cross-country flight. The private pilot, who was flying from the right seat, reported that, while at 3,500 ft mean sea level, about 10 to 15 nautical miles west of the destination airport, he heard a loud "boom." The commercial pilot, who was in the left seat, also reported that he heard the "boom." He subsequently took the flight controls but did not feel or see any anomalies with the airplane. He continued to the destination airport and landed without further incident. During a postflight examination of the airplane, a hole was found in the top of the right wing near the fuel cap, and a fracture was found near the upper portion of the right wing's rear spar. Further examination revealed that there was corrosion near the wing spar fracture. It is likely that the "boom" heard by both pilots was the in-flight failure of the right wing's rear spar.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.