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New in-flight breakup for a Zodiac CH-601XL. FAA recommends modifications

Washington, USA - The NTSB in April required that all aircraft of this model would have been grounded

A Zodiac CH-601XL experimental airplane of the same series that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urged to ground seven months ago was involved in another fatal accident, destroyed as a result of an in-flight breakup, killing the pilot who was the sole occupant. The debris field was scattered over an area of almost 200 meters near Agnos, Arkansas. Both wings had separated from the fuselage...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1111529
Rome, Italy, 11/16/2009 17:57
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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