At about 1415 Central time, the airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following an in-flight separation of the left wing during cruise flight. Visual conditions prevailed. The solo pilot was fatally injured. The pilot, flying the second airplane in a flight of two, was maneuvering to turn from base to final for a full-stop landing at a remote back-country airstrip. During the accident pilot's turn to final, the airplane's nosegear and right main gear contacting a cliff on the outside of his turn, separating them. After the other pilot confirmed the damage, the accident-airplane pilot flying flew to a town where emergency personnel could be available on the ground.
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