# NTSB WPR18WA126: Wells Elgin M Starjammer, N49EW, HeNan Province, China, April 25, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 25, 2018
- Place: HeNan Province, China
- Coordinates: 34.84111, 113.279998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8411&lon=113.2800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-aerobatics: 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): 97116
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18WA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97116/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18WA126

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [Wells Elgin M STARJAMMER, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=056289X), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 25, 2018, at 1814 local time, an experimental Wells StarJammar airplane, N49EW, crashed during the rehearsal flight for an aerobatic performance at ShangJie general aviation Airport, HeNan Province, P.R. China. The owner/pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was operated under the pertinent civil regulations of the government of China. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aircraft Accident Investigation Division, Office of Aviation Safety 155 Dongsi Street West Beijing 100710 China Tel: (86) 10 6409-1908 (business hours) (86) 10 6401-2907 (24 hours / 7 days) Email: yf_mao@caac.gov.cn Fax: (86) 10 6405-2829

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49EW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49EW-2019-04-23), registration cancelled 2019-04-23, S/N 001, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WELLS ELGIN M STARJAMMER (NO SERIES)
- Registry model: [Wells Elgin M STARJAMMER](https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-elgin-m-starjammer) (registry code 056289X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-series) (registry code 41881, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 001
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial

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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