- Date
- June 20, 2017, 09:20 local (09:20 UTC)
- Place
- Luffenhall, United Kingdom
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- G-CEPNAmateur Construction Kolb Firefly
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Loss of control in flight
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95402
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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.
Factual narrative
On June 20, 2017, about 0920 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Kolb Firefly ultralite, British registration G-CEPN, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Newell Lane, Luffenhall, Hertfordshire, England. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the AAIB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB in England: The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Website:http://www.aaib.gov.uk
Aircraft
- Registration
- G-CEPN
- Reported as
- Amateur Construction Kolb Firefly (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Ultralight
- Serial number
- FF05.4.00048
- Fire
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)