2 fatal · Consolidated-Vultee P4Y-2 · 2002-07-19 · Estes Park, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN02GA074
Event ID
20020726X01227
Type
Accident
Date
2002-07-19
Location
Estes Park, CO, USA
Coordinates
40.312778, -105.236946
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
2
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Consolidated-Vultee
Model
P4Y-2
Registration
N7620C
FAR Part
PUBU
Engines
4
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the inflight failure of the left wing due to fatigue cracking in the left wing's forward spar and wing skin. A factor contributing to the accident was inadequate maintenance procedures to detect fatigue cracking.