# NTSB WPR16WA085: Zlin Z242L, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China, February 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 27, 2016, 06:10 local (06:10 UTC)
- Place: Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
- Coordinates: 22.473333, 114.286666
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.4733&lon=114.2867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- 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): 92864
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16WA085
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92864/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA085

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 27, 2016, approximately 0610 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Zlin Z242L, Hong Kong registration B-LUR, was substantially damaged when it impacted the water under unknown circumstances near the Tolo Harbour, Tai Po, Hong Kong. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The flight was operated by the Hong Kong Aviation Club Ltd, and had departed Shek Kong Airfield (VHSK), Shek Kong, New Territories, Hong Kong, at an unknown time. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Hong Kong. Further information can be obtained from: Accident Investigation Division Civil Aviation Department, Hong Kong SAR 1 Tung Fai Road Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong Telephone: (852) 2910 6088; Facsimile: (852) 2362 4250 Email: khso@cad.gov.hk

## Aircraft

- Registration: B-LUR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ZLIN Z242L
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 791
- Engines: Lycoming AEIO-360-A1B6 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Hong Kong Aviation Club Ltd
- Registered owner: Hong Kong Aviation Club Ltd
- Departed: VHSK, Shek Kong
- Destination: VHSK, Shek Kong
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather



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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