# NTSB Accident FTW03LA173
> **Apex Aircraft CAP 10B** · 2003-06-14 · Gladewater, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW03LA173
- **Event ID:** 20030618X00892
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-06-14
- **Location:** Gladewater, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 32.525833, -94.978332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Apex Aircraft
- **Model:** CAP 10B
- **Registration:** N80DD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the left wing, which resulted from progressive compressive fractures in the upper wooden spar cap.  Contributing the accident was the difficulty in performing adequate inspections of the spar caps in an attempt to detect the compressive fractures.

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