# NTSB Accident CEN11FA528
> **WRIGHT B FLYER INC WRIGHT B FLYER** · 2011-07-30 · Springfield, OH, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN11FA528
- **Event ID:** 20110730X40832
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-07-30
- **Location:** Springfield, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.817222, -83.786941
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** WRIGHT B FLYER INC
- **Model:** WRIGHT B FLYER
- **Registration:** N453WB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight crew’s failure to maintain airplane control following a partial loss of engine thrust during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was the failed weld as a result of incomplete welding on the left propeller shaft, which led to the partial loss of engine thrust.

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