Accident Apollo Fox YR-5030,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234157

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Date:	Thursday 19 March 2020
Time:	18:45
Type:	Apollo Fox
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	YR-5030
MSN:	RO 01/05
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Siria Airfield , Arad - Romania
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	LRCB
Destination airport:	LRCB
Investigating agency:	CIAS
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
An ultralight Apollo Fox crashed under unknown circumstances less then 1km from its departure airfield killing the 2 occupants.

Cause of the accident
The pilot's inability to deal with the emergency situation that arose as a result of the engine shutdown in the given conditions: the low altitude and the attitude of the aircraft.

Sources:

https://www.opiniatimisoarei.ro/avion-de-mici-dimensiuni-prabusit-in-vestul-tarii-doi-oameni-au-murit-foto/19/03/2020
https://a1.ro/news/social/arad-avion-de-mici-dimensiuni-prabusit-in-zona-localitatii-siria-id972571.html
https://glsa.ro/avion-de-mici-dimensiuni-prabusit-in-zona-localitatii-siria/

Accident investigation:


Investigating agency:	CIAS
Report number:
Status:	Investigation completed
Duration:	1 year and 2 months
Download report:	Final report

Revision history:

Date/time Contributor Updates

19-Mar-2020 20:44 Alexthespotter Added

05-Jun-2021 17:07 harro Updated [Cn, Narrative, Accident report]

05-Jun-2021 17:08 harro Updated [Phase, Category]

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Mar-2020 20:44	Alexthespotter	Added
05-Jun-2021 17:07	harro	Updated [Cn, Narrative, Accident report]
05-Jun-2021 17:08	harro	Updated [Phase, Category]

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