# NTSB Accident FTW02LA187
> **Lidster Wittman Tailwind W-8** · 2002-06-23 · Mesquite, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW02LA187
- **Event ID:** 20020625X00963
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-06-23
- **Location:** Mesquite, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.746944, -96.530555
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Lidster
- **Model:** Wittman Tailwind W-8
- **Registration:** N14VK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The in-flight separation of the outboard portion of the left wing due to the failure of the wing spar resulting from the builder's improper installation of a wing that did not meet the drawing specifications.

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