No fatalities

Baby Great Lakes - accident at Castroville, TX, 29 Apr 2024

Castroville, TX, United States

On April 29, 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.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

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