CEN16WA337

NTSB accident investigation · Yakovlev/Chinnery YAK 11 · Speyer, Germany · August 25, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 25, 2016, 06:51 local (06:51 UTC)
Place
Speyer, Germany
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N111YKYakovlev/Chinnery YAK 11
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93907

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On August 25, 2016, at 0651 universal coordinated time, a Yakolev YAK-11, US registration N111YK, crashed under unknown circumstances in Speyer, Germany. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the German government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the German government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation Bundesstelle fuer Flugunfalluntersuchung (BFU) Hermann-Blenk Strasse 16 38108 Braunschweig Germany Tel: (int.) +49 531 3548 - 0 Fax:(int.) +49 531 3548 - 246 e-mail: box@bfu-web.de www.bfu-web.de

Aircraft

Registration
N111YK
Reported as
Yakovlev/Chinnery YAK 11
Category
Airplane
Serial number
172521
Engine
P & W R-1830-75, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Flight test · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Registered owner
Mid America Sprayers Inc

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