CEN15WA208

NTSB accident investigation · Edge 360 · Norfolk, United Kingdom · April 22, 2015

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
April 22, 2015, 13:40 local (13:40 UTC)
Place
Norfolk, United Kingdom
Injuries
1 fatal
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
G-EDGJEdge 360
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Parties
Federal Aviation Administration
Case key
91073

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Loss of control in flightManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 5,002 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On April 22, 2015, about 1340 coordinated universal time, an Edge 360 airplane, G-EDGJ, impacted terrain while performing aerobatic maneuvers near Norfolk, United Kingdom. The pilot was fatally injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the United Kingdom's Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB). This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the government of the United Kingdom. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accidents Investigation Branch Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Website: http://www.aaib.gov.uk

Aircraft

Registration
G-EDGJ
Reported as
Edge 360
Category
Airplane
Fire
Unknown