Accident: Piper PA28R
Apr 4, 2018 · Daytona Beach, FL
NTSB numberERA18FA120Event id20180404X13226
- 2
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
Extensive fatigue cracking in the left-wing main spar lower cap and doublers, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the left wing. The fatigue cracks initiated and grew to a critical size due to flight and ground loads associated with flight-training involving flight-training maneuvers, significant operation at low altitudes and frequent landing cycles. Previously established inspection criteria were insufficient to detect the fatigue crack before it grew to a critical size.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA28R
- Registration
- N106ER
- Year built
- 2007
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Initial climb Aircraft structural failure
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)2 nm (4 km) north-east
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