Moderator Comment by Chris Anderson on November 14, 2007 at 3:33pm

Yikes! Why did it fail in midair? It looked like a pretty sedate flight?

Comment by Nullified on November 15, 2007 at 5:04pm

There was structural failure in the wing, it wasn't designed to handle the kind of weight we had in it. In a steep descent the wing literally snapped in half on both sides of the fuselage and then it plummeted to the ground.

Comment by rad man on November 21, 2007 at 9:12pm

well i was going to ask what kind of airplane that is but after i saw the accident i think im going to pass.

Comment by Nullified on November 28, 2007 at 4:59pm

Well it was a Sig Kadet Senior, but we had much more weight in it (about 6-9 pounds) than it was designed for, otherwise it's a decent aircraft, it flies great without all the excess weight. But now we're in the process of designing and building new wings.

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