Aviation Crash Map

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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