Lancair IV SE-XRU
12 May 2017 · Grenaa, Denmark · No injuries
Summary
On 12 May 2017 at about 06:35 local time, a Lancair IV registered SE-XRU was involved in an accident near Grenaa, Denmark. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grenaa, Denmark
- Nearest airport
- Grenaa Airfield
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lancair IV
- Registration
- SE-XRU
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tirstrup → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- CEN17WA256
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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 May 12, 2017, about 0635 coordinated universal time, a Lancair IV P airplane, Swiss registration SE-XRU, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain near Grenaa, Denmark. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual as a non-commercial cross country flight. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight originated from Aarhus Airport (EKAH), Tirstrup, Denmark. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Danish government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Accident Investigation Board of Denmark. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Accident Investigation Board Langebjergvaenget 21 DK-4000 Roskilde Denmark www.aib.dk
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2016 | Boeing 737 | Billund, Denmark | - | Unknown | - |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Cessna 560 | Aarhus airport, Denmark | Aerowest GmbH | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Cirrus SR22 | Kolding, Denmark | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 May 2019 | Grumman AA1 | Grena, Denmark, Denmark | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Aug 2020 | Commander 114 | Fur airport, Denmark | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Sep 2020 | Piper PA28R | Slagelse, Denmark | - | No injuries | - |