Wells Elgin M STARJAMMER N49EW

Summary

On 25 April 2018 at about 18:14 local time, a Wells Elgin M STARJAMMER registered N49EW was involved in an accident near HeNan Province, China. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

25 April 2018 at 18:14

Classification

Accident

Location

HeNan Province, China

Coordinates

34.8411, 113.2800

Aircraft

Wells Elgin M STARJAMMER

Registration

N49EW

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

WPR18WA126

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 April 25, 2018, at 1814 local time, an experimental Wells StarJammar airplane, N49EW, crashed during the rehearsal flight for an aerobatic performance at ShangJie general aviation Airport, HeNan Province, P.R. China. The owner/pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of China. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division, Office of Aviation Safety 155 Dongsi Street West Beijing 100710 China Tel: (86) 10 6409-1908 (business hours) (86) 10 6401-2907 (24 hours / 7 days) Email: [email protected] Fax: (86) 10 6405-2829

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.