# NTSB Accident MKC89FA063
> **PIPER PA-18** · 1989-02-25 · JACKSONVILLE, AR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MKC89FA063
- **Event ID:** 20001213X27780
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1989-02-25
- **Location:** JACKSONVILLE, AR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.859813, -92.119132
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N7580D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

SEVERE CORROSION OF THE LEFT FORWARD WING LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN THE IN-FLIGHT SEPARATION OF THE LEFT WING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS INADEQUACY OF THE APPLICABLE SERVICE BULLETIN.

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