- Date
- August 4, 2017, 14:10 local (14:10 UTC)
- Place
- Dunaujvaros, Hungary
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- HA-KYLAmerican Champion 8GCBC
- Defining event
- Standing-engine(s) start-up: Fire/smoke (non-impact)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- American Champion Aircraft, Ministry of National Development - TSB Hungary
- Case key
- 95782
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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
The government of Hungary has notified the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) of an accident involving an American Champion 8GCBC airplane that occurred on August 04, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Hungary's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane and engine.All investigative information will be released by the government of Hungary.
Aircraft
- Registration
- HA-KYL
- Reported as
- American Champion 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 199-76
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Malev Repuloklub
- Registered owner
- Kapuy Laszlo
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- LHDV · Dunaujvaros
- Destination
- LHDV · Dunaujvaros
- Airport
- LHDV · Dunaujvaros
- Equipment
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day