- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 14, 1976 |
Time: | ? |
Location: | Neuquen, Argentina |
Operator: | Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Hawker Siddeley HS-748 2 |
Registration: | LV-HHB |
cn / ln: | 1540 |
Aboard: | 34 (passengers:31 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 34 (passengers:31 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Structural failure and in-flight separation of the right wing. Fatigue cracks attributed to stress due to design. These cracks became critical sooner than anticipated. The cracks remained undetected and became critical because the manufacturer's inspection program for the area was insufficiently. |
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