| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 11, 1987 |
| Time: | 1800 |
| Location: | Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada |
| Operator: | Air Manitoba |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Big Trout - Pickle Lake |
| AC Type: | Douglas C-47B |
| Registration: | C-FADD |
| cn / ln: | 26324 |
| Aboard: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 2 (passengers:0 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The cargo plane lost the left wing while in a holding pattern. The left wing failed under normal flight loads as a result of a fatigue crack in the center section lower wing skin. Anomalies in the radiographs taken during mandatory non-destructive testing inspections were not correctly interpreted. |
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