FlyUS Airlines Flight 772

On April 3, 2003, FlyUS Airlines Flight 772, bound for Los Santos International Airport from North Yankton Airport, suffered an engine failure and subsequent explosion. In the explosion, the left aileron was damaged and fell off. It diverted to Sandy Shores Airfield, where it landed without incident. Two people were injured in the incident, both minor.

The NBST investigated and ruled the cause of the incident to be an overlooked maintenance issue, however they could not located the true cause of the explosion.

The aircraft was written off as a total loss.

Aircraft
Flight 772 was manufactured in 1983, and it's first flight began in August of 1983. Flight 772 was a regularly scheduled flight between NYK and LSIA and was leased to FlyUS.

Accident
On April 3, 2003, Flight 772 took off from North Yankton Airport, bound for Los Santos International Airport. At 4:14pm, as Flight 772 was cruising at 8,000ft, the left engine suffered a fuel loss and failed soon after. Two minutes later, the engine exploded. The left wing aileron suffered a complete failure and fell off. Flight 772 declared an emergency and diverted to Sandy Shores Airfield. At 4:29pm, the plane touched down on the top unmarked runway, and came to a stop on the runway. The aircraft was soon evacuated, and two people were injured due to trampling.



Investigation
The National Board of Safe Transportation (NBST) arrived on site and moved the aircraft to a company hangar for investigation. The black box was recovered, and the NBST soon published a statement.

"The incident revolving around flight 772 has been ruled an accident due to an unknown mechanical error. This error was caused by poor manufacturing, as the left engine fuel line was severed in flight. It is unknown to us why the engine exploded."