# NTSB WPR11WA297: Hitchcock Christen Eagle II, N21H, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia, June 23, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 23, 2011, 10:20 local (10:20 UTC)
- Place: Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia
- Coordinates: -0.882777, 100.358055
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-0.8828&lon=100.3581&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 80930
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR11WA297
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/80930/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11WA297

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21H-2015-01-08), registration cancelled 2015-01-08, S/N HITCHCOCK-001, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HITCHCOCK CHRISTEN EAGLE II
- Registry model: [Hitchcock Harold James CHRISTEN EAGLE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/hitchcock-harold-james-christen-eagle-ii) (registry code 05624T9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: HITCHCOCK-001
- Engines: 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

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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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