# NTSB Accident LAX99LA016
> **Cessna 208B** · 1998-10-26 · LAHAINA, HI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX99LA016
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11294
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-10-26
- **Location:** LAHAINA, HI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 208B
- **Registration:** N860FE
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Structural failure of the main landing gear strut due to metallurgical fatigue.  The fatigue cracks originated at an internal structural flaw placed in the part during manufacture.

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