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April 4th 13, 03:58 PM
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Tragic Double Fatality?
On Wednesday, April 3, 2013 11:23:23 PM UTC-5, Ramy wrote:
Argh!!! Another fatality which may have been avoided if we had better accident information sharing globally! Ramy Maybe and maybe not, Ramy. If you have not yet, I would encourage you to go read the report on the one in the UK. The wing failed about one meter outboard of the fuselage. Roughly where the drag spar attaches to the main spar. On this recent accident in Texas, the eyewitnesses say the wing failed at roughly half span. It could well be that it was the same basic cause (compression fracture in the lower cap that reduced its tension load carrying capability), but as Hank noted, there are fewer and fewer good "wood people" out there. However, I know we have a couple of them assisting the NTSB with information, and how to access proper information for this investigation. Steve 
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