# NTSB Accident CHI90FA117
> **BELLANCA 8KCAB** · 1990-04-24 · WEST BEND, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90FA117
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22874
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-04-24
- **Location:** WEST BEND, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.419204, -88.17955
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELLANCA
- **Model:** 8KCAB
- **Registration:** N2976R
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE RIGHT WING STRUT-TO-SPAR ATTACHMENT FITTING DUE TO FATIGUE INITIATED BY IMPROPER WELDING TECHNIQUES INVOLVING INADEQUATE POST-WELD COOLING CONTROL.

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