WPR10WA484

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 8KCAB · Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia · September 24, 2010

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
September 24, 2010, 03:12 local (03:12 UTC)
Place
Bandung, Indonesia, Indonesia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
PK-NZPChampion 8KCAB
Defining event
Maneuvering-aerobatics: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
77567

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Factual narrative

On September 24, 2010, at 0312 universal coordinated time, an American Champion Super Decathlon 8KCAB, PK-NZP, collided with terrain while performing an inverted aerobatic maneuver at low altitude during an air show at Husein Sastranegara Airport, Bandung, Indonesia. The airplane was operated by PT. Dirgantara Indonesia Aero Club. The pilot was killed and the airplane substantially damaged. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Indonesia. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by the Government of Indonesia. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC) Karya Building 7th Floor Ministry of Transportation J1. Medan Merdeka Barat No. 8 Jakarta - Indonesia Telephone: +62 21 3517606 Fax: +62 21 3517606 www.dephub.go.id/knkt

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
PK-NZP
Reported as
Champion 8KCAB
Category
Airplane
Serial number
776-96
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Air race/show · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
PT. Dirgantara Indonesia Aero Club
Registered owner
PT Dirgantara
Departed
WICC · Bandung, Indonesia
Destination
WICC · Bandung, Indonesia
Flight plan
Unknown
Airport
WICC · Husein Sastranegara, runway 29

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 14, 2010, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 36 KB in all.