# NTSB Accident ERA16FA089
> **CAUGHRAN TERRY FLIGHTSTAR II** · 2016-01-14 · Wake, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA16FA089
- **Event ID:** 20160114X73526
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-01-14
- **Location:** Wake, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.565277, -76.449165
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CAUGHRAN TERRY
- **Model:** FLIGHTSTAR II
- **Registration:** N82652
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the left wing in flight due to compression loading from wing loads combined with preexisting damage.

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