WPR11WA297

NTSB accident investigation · Hitchcock Christen Eagle II · Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia · June 23, 2011

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
June 23, 2011, 10:20 local (10:20 UTC)
Place
Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21HHitchcock Christen Eagle II
Weather
Visual (VMC)
NTSB office
Western Pacific Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
80930

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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 23, 2011 at 1020 universal coordinated time, a Hitchcock Christen Eagle II, N21H, collided with the terrain while performing an aerobatic maneuver at Tabing Airfield, Padang, West Sumatera. The pilot was fatally injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated by Royal Selangor Flying Club, Malaysia under the pertinent civil regulations of Indonesia. 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 Ministry of Transportation Building 3rd Floor JI. Medan Merdeka Timur No. 5 Jakarta - Indonesia Tel: +62 21 3517606 Fax: +62 21 3517606 Email: www.dephub.go.id/knkt

Aircraft

Registration
N21H
Reported as
Hitchcock Christen Eagle II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Serial number
HITCHCOCK-001
Engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 SER, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Air race/show · Non-U.S., non-commercial
Operator
Royal Selangor Flying Club
Registered owner
Red Eagle II LLC
Departed
WIMG · Padang, West Sumatera
Destination
WIMG · Padang, West Sumatera
Flight plan
Unknown

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Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC)