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Old 14th Jul 2020, 19:59
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It was caused by major structural damage.

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19611130-1


PROBABLE CAUSE: "The cause of the accident was the failure in flight of the starboard outer wing in upward bending due to tensile overloading of the lower spar boom at station 323, probably induced by a combination of manoeuvre and gust loading when the speed of the aircraft was in excess of 260kts.

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