Xtremeair XA42 N344XA

Summary

On 27 August 2016 at about 10:47 local time, a Xtremeair XA42 registered N344XA was involved in an accident near Zhangye Ganzhou, China. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 2016 at 10:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Zhangye Ganzhou, China

Coordinates

39.0200, 100.1000

Aircraft

Xtremeair XA42

Registration

N344XA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Air Race/Show

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR16WA190

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 27, 2016, at 1047 local time, an XtremeAir XA-42, N344XA, operated by Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. collided with the ground during an aerobatic maneuver at an airshow near the Zhangye Ganzhou Airport, China. The airplane was operating under the pertinent civil regulations for the government of China. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Further information pertaining to this accident should be directed to: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Southwest Regional Administration of CAAC China Tel: +86 20 8613 1650

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.