No fatalities
29 Apr 2024: Baby Great Lakes - — Castroville, TX
On 29 Apr 2024, a Baby Great Lakes - was involved in an aviation accident near Castroville, TX. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The failure of the right main landing gear axle due to multiple fatigue crack initiation points joining into a single larger crack. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 1 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The failure of the right main landing gear axle due to multiple fatigue crack initiation points joining into a single larger crack.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Main landing gear — FailureFatigue/wear/corrosionAttain/maintain not possible