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Analysis of East Hampton Crash Puts Spotlight on a Single Bolt Where Wing Disconnected

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A graphic from the report on the October 6 airplane crash in Three Mile Harbor that shows the location of a bolt that held a folding wing assembly together and appears to have lost a nut at some point during the flight.

A graphic from the report on the October 6 airplane crash in Three Mile Harbor that shows the location of a bolt that held a folding wing assembly together and appears to have lost a nut at some point during the flight.

A close-up photo of the attachment point and bolt that connected a key wing strut to the wing. Federal crash investigators noted the bolt was missing a nut. The same bolt connection and a missing nut were spotlighted as for a 2019 crash of the same model of plane in Italy.

A close-up photo of the attachment point and bolt that connected a key wing strut to the wing. Federal crash investigators noted the bolt was missing a nut. The same bolt connection and a missing nut were spotlighted as for a 2019 crash of the same model of plane in Italy.

The Seamax M-22 plane that crashed in East Hampton on October 4. The preliminary report on the crash spotlights a bolt where the struts that support the wings attached to the wing.

The Seamax M-22 plane that crashed in East Hampton on October 4. The preliminary report on the crash spotlights a bolt where the struts that support the wings attached to the wing.

authorMichael Wright on Oct 19, 2022
A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board on the crash of a small seaplane that killed a prominent local pilot on October 6 seems to put the spotlight... more

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