# NTSB Incident CHI08IA200
> **Eclipse Aviation Corporation EA500** · 2008-07-17 · Rockford, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI08IA200
- **Event ID:** 20080723X01105
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2008-07-17
- **Location:** Rockford, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.349517, -89.150268
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Eclipse Aviation Corporation
- **Model:** EA500
- **Registration:** N875NA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The improper installation of the forward edge of the left-hand wing-to-body panel, causing the fairing to separate from the airplane during an in-flight encounter with light turbulence. Contributing to the event was the use of small-head screws and grommets in securing the fairing.

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