# NTSB Accident FTW89FA055
> **PIPER J3C-65** · 1989-02-23 · MOUNT VERNON, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW89FA055
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27721
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-23
- **Location:** MOUNT VERNON, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.17052, -95.220672
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** J3C-65
- **Registration:** N494CB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE MECHANICS WHO REBUILT THE AIRPLANE, IN THAT THEY FAILED TO DETECT AND/OR CORRECT THE CORRODED LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN WING FAILURE.

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