Little Eagle LE500 accident near Shijiazhuang City, CN
On September 15, 2016, a Little Eagle LE500 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Shijiazhuang City, CN. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 15, 2016
- Place
- Shijiazhuang City, CN
- Aircraft
- Little Eagle LE500 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 37.904°N, 114.595°E
- NTSB ID
- 20160920X10603
NTSB summary
On September 15, 2016, about 0308 Universal Time, a Little Eagle LE500 single-engine airplane, Chinese registration B-9246, impacted flat terrain about 1,640 feet from the approach end of runway 18, at the Luan Cheng General Aviation Airport, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, P.R. China. The pilot and 3 passengers were fatally injured, and the airplane was destroyed in a post crash fire. The flight was an exhibition flight that had remained in the pattern at the airport, and had been airborne about 10 minutes when the pilot radioed that there was a malfunction. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the engine, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has designated a United States accredited representative to assist the CAAC in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the CAAC: Civil Aivation Administration of China (CAAC) Aircraft Accident Investigation Division Northern Regional Administration China Tel: +86--0311-8802-7730
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
