# NTSB CEN17WA221: Silence Twister, Abingdon, United Kingdom, May 14, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 14, 2017, 13:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Abingdon, United Kingdom
- Coordinates: 51.690834, -1.316666 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=51.6908&lon=-1.3167&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: AAIB
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95347
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA221
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95347/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA221

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On May 14, 2017, at 1330 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Silence model Twister single-engine airplane, United Kingdom registration G-JINX, serial number LAA 329-15102, was substantially damaged during a forced landing following a loss of engine power during an airshow performance over Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Abingdon (EGUD), located near Abingdon, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. The pilot, the sole occupant, was seriously injured.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom Government. Further information may be obtained from: Department for Transport Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0) 1252 510300 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 376999 E-mail: investigations@aaib.gov.uk Webpage: http://www.aaib.gov.uk This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB).

## Aircraft

- Registration: G-JINX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Silence Twister
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: LAA 329-15102
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Air race/show, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: EGUD, Oxfordshire
- Destination: EGUD, Oxfordshire
- Airport: EGUD, RAF Abingdon

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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