2 fatal · Potez-Air Fouga CM 170 · 2001-06-16 · La Crosse, WI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI01FA180
Event ID
20010621X01233
Type
Accident
Date
2001-06-16
Location
La Crosse, WI, USA
Coordinates
43.878887, -91.256668
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Potez-Air Fouga
Model
CM 170
Registration
N301FM
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The fatigue failure of the aircraft's left wing tip fuel tank rear attachment, while the aircraft was being maneuvered in a low approach, leading to the tank's in-flight separation and subsequent in-flight break up of the airplane and the aircraft's control not possible.