# NTSB Accident DEN93LA077
> **WEEDHOPPER B** · 1993-07-11 · PORT ARTHUR, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN93LA077
- **Event ID:** 20001211X12890
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-07-11
- **Location:** PORT ARTHUR, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.889104, -93.920448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WEEDHOPPER
- **Model:** B
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE WING FABRIC AND WING SPAR.  FACTORS WERE:  THE IMPROPER DESIGN CHANGE, MAJOR REPAIR, AND REBUILDING OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

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