# NTSB CEN17WA256: Lancair IV, Grenaa, Denmark, May 12, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 12, 2017, 06:35 local (06:35 UTC)
- Place: Grenaa, Denmark
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95500
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA256
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95500/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA256

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR IV (P)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: Continental Motors TSIO-550-B reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: EKAH, Tirstrup
- Airport: Grenaa Airfield

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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