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| Date: | Saturday 27 August 2016 |
| Time: | 10:47 LT |
| Type: |  XtremeAir XA-42 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N344XA |
| MSN: | 131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY/ZLZY) -
 China
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY/ZLZY) |
| Zhangye Ganzhou Airport (YZY/ZLZY) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An XtremeAir XA-42 aerobatics plane impacted the ground during a display at an air show at Zhangye Ganzhou Airport in China.
33-year-old Durban pilot Michel Leusch died. He was the Intermediate Aerobatic Champion of 2014.
Sources:
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-08-27/doc-ifxvixsh6761238.shtml
https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/kwazulu-natal/durban-pilot-killed-in-china-crash-2061818
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N344XA
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Red-Bull-China-Firestars-Aerobatic-Team/XtremeAir-XA-42-Sbach-342/2542599
Location
Media:
#UPDATE Pilot killed in aerobatic plane crash at an air show in NW China's Gansu Province pic.twitter.com/yQkrLHEAFG
— CCTVNEWS (@cctvnews) 27 augustus 2016
NEWS: Red Bull aerobatic champion & Firestars pilot Michel Leusch killed in China air crash: https://t.co/iVjjZeokMS pic.twitter.com/XC5cPdy79q
— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) 27 août 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2016 06:49 | harro | Added |
| 27-Aug-2016 09:57 | hopkins2 | Updated [Operator, Embed code, ] |
| 27-Aug-2016 14:14 | Geno | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 28-Aug-2016 06:02 | JRB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Aug-2016 19:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Aug-2016 20:00 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2017 13:28 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, ] |
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