# NTSB WPR16WA190: Xtremeair XA42, N344XA, Zhangye Ganzhou, China, August 27, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 27, 2016
- Place: Zhangye Ganzhou, China
- Coordinates: 39.02, 100.099998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=100.1000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- 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): 94630
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR16WA190
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94630/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16WA190

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Xtremeair XA42, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=9860102), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 27, 2016, at 1047 local time, an XtremeAir XA-42, N344XA, operated by Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc. collided with the ground during an aerobatic maneuver at an airshow near the Zhangye Ganzhou Airport, China. The airplane was operating under the pertinent civil regulations for the government of China. The airplane was substantially damaged and the pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The accident is being investigated by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Further information pertaining to this accident should be directed to: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Southwest Regional Administration of CAAC China Tel: +86 20 8613 1650

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N344XA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344XA-2016-12-07), registration cancelled 2016-12-07, S/N 131, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: XTREMEAIR GMBH XA42 (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Xtremeair XA42](https://openairdocs.org/model/xtremeair-xa42) (registry code 9860102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-580-b1a) (registry code 42403, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 131
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Air race/show, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Truste

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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