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| Date: | Tuesday 22 November 2016 |
| Time: | c. 14:42 LT |
| Type: |  Extra EA-330LX |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | SP-SEB |
| MSN: | LC042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Częstochowa-Rudniki Airport (CZW/EPRU) -
 Poland
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Częstochowa-Rudniki Airport (CZW/EPRU) |
| Częstochowa-Rudniki Airport (CZW/EPRU) | |
| Investigating agency: | SCAAI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Extra 330LX crashed at Częstochowa-Rudniki Airport (CZW/EPRU) when performing aerobatics. The aircraft came down near the airport's runway and the extent of the damage suggests a near vertical crash with high energy.
The plane crashed while returning from aerobatics training flight. While returning, a 50m agl knife-edge low pass was performed over the airfield and during a subsequent climb, the engine stopped due to fuel starvation at 150m agl. This was followed by a spin and crash.
Both occupants died and the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause of the accident.
- Inadequate calculation of the amount of fuel needed to fly, which led to the engine's engine failing due to lack of fuel.
- Turning the aircraft during a turn with high bank angle at low altitude with no engine running.
Sources:
https://www.tvn24.pl/czestochowa-spadl-samolot-akrobacyjny-zginely-dwie-osoby,693949,s.html
http://strefalotnicza.blogspot.com/2016/12/wypadek-samolotu-extra-330-xl-na.html
https://www.epktspotters.org/images/big/24411e508b1abc502c75303d08394ac4.jpg (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Nov-2016 17:50 | superflyer | Added |
| 22-Nov-2016 18:26 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 23-Nov-2016 06:21 | superflyer | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
| 02-Dec-2016 11:58 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Dec-2016 17:43 | superflyer | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Apr-2017 07:37 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2021 09:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 30-Aug-2023 09:23 | RobertMB | Updated |
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