In a previous article, Dale said:
In article
. rogers.com,
"Tony Ryan" wrote:
Beavers are obsolete and at best potential beer cans.
I watched a DC-3 loose a wing in '87...Isn't it time to draw a line on what
should fly instead of what can fly?
Can't find a record of a DC-3 losing a wing....perhaps this happened at
Basler when undergoing refit?

If you'd waded through "Tony Ryan"s horrible prose at his web site, you'd
find several mentions of Pickle Lake in Canada. Which would make it:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/1987/870511-1.htm

"The Canadian Aviation Safety Board determined that the left wing failed
under normal flight loads as a result of a fatigue crack in the centre
section lower wing skin. Anomalies in the radiographs taken during
mandatory non-destructive testing inspections were not correctly
interpreted."


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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
Flying is the perfect vocation for a man who wants to feel like a boy, but
not for one who still is.