English Electric Lightning MK T5 ZU-BEX

Summary

On 14 November 2009 at about 10:25 local time, a English Electric Lightning MK T5 registered ZU-BEX was involved in an accident near Bredasdorp, South Africa. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 November 2009 at 10:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Bredasdorp, South Africa

Coordinates

-34.5206, 20.3717

Aircraft

English Electric Lightning MK T5

Registration

ZU-BEX

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Air Race/Show

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA10WA048

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On November 14, 2009 about 1025 UTC, ZU-BEX, English Electric Lightning MK T5, crashed after the pilot reported he had experienced hydraulic failure while conducting aerobatic manuevers during an airshow near Bredasdorp, South Africa. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed. There was fire. The local flight originated at Overburg Air Force Base, South Africa.The investigation is being conducted by the South African Civil Aviation Authority. The US Accredited Representative is Dennis Jones, NTSB, Washington, D.C.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.