- Date
- May 12, 2017, 06:35 local (06:35 UTC)
- Place
- Grenaa, Denmark
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- SE-XRULancair IV
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95500
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On May 12, 2017, about 0635 coordinated universal time, a Lancair IV P airplane, Swiss registration SE-XRU, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Grenaa, Denmark. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual as a non-commercial cross country flight. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Aarhus Airport (EKAH), Tirstrup, Denmark. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Danish government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Accident Investigation Board of Denmark. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board Langebjergvaenget 21 DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark www.aib.dk
Aircraft
- Registration
- SE-XRU
- Reported as
- Lancair IV (P)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- Continental Motors TSIO-550-B, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- EKAH · Tirstrup
- Airport
- Grenaa Airfield