Amateur Construction KOLB FIREFLY G-CEPN

Summary

On 20 June 2017 at about 09:20 local time, a Amateur Construction KOLB FIREFLY registered G-CEPN was involved in an accident near Luffenhall, United Kingdom. One person was on board and one died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 June 2017 at 09:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Luffenhall, United Kingdom

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Amateur Construction KOLB FIREFLY

Registration

G-CEPN

Category

Ultralight

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CEN17WA237

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 June 20, 2017, about 0920 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Kolb Firefly ultralite, British registration G-CEPN, impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Newell Lane, Luffenhall, Hertfordshire, England. The pilot, the sole occupant on board, was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the AAIB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the AAIB in England: The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) Farnborough House Berkshire Copse Road Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2HH, United Kingdom Website:http://www.aaib.gov.uk

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.