# NTSB CEN16WA142: York Laser Z-200, Abbeyshrule, Ireland, March 20, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 20, 2016, 17:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place: Abbeyshrule, Ireland
- Coordinates: 53.591388, -7.643888 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=53.5914&lon=-7.6439&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92948
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA142
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92948/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA142

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On March 20, 2016, at 1745 coordinated universal time (UTC), an experimental amateur built York Laser Z-200 airplane, Dutch registered PH-LSR, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Abbeyshrule, County Longford, Ireland. The private rated pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight originated from the Abbeyshrule Aerodrome (EAIB) at an unknown time. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU). This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the AAIU. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport Leeson Lane Dublin, Ireland D02 TR60 24hr phone: +353 1 604 1293

## Aircraft

- Registration: PH-LSR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: YORK Laser Z-200
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: PFA123-12682
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Departed: EIAB, Abbyshrule
- Destination: EIAB, Abbyshrule
- Airport: EIAB, Abbyshrule Aerodrome

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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