# NTSB WPR13WA415: Lancair 360 - NO Series, Shenyang, China, September 17, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 17, 2013, 05:23 local (05:23 UTC)
- Place: Shenyang, China
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 88085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13WA415
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88085/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13WA415

## Factual narrative

On September 17, 2013 about 0523 Universal Time, an experimental amateur-built Lancair, Canadian registration C-FXCK, collided with terrain while maneuvering near Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. The airplane was participating in an aerobatic exhibition when the accident occurred. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the CAAC in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the CAAC: Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Northern Regional Administration China Tel: +86 20 8613 1650

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FXCK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR 360 - NO SERIES (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 605-320-351FB
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)

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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