Date:	Friday 12 June 2020
Time:	13:39
Type:	Extra EA-400
Owner/operator:
Registration:	OK-EKO
MSN:	17
Year of manufacture:	2001
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Vrchotovy -   Czechia
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Príbram Airport (LKPM)
Destination airport:	Moravská Trebová Airport (LKMK)
Investigating agency:	UZPLN
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The pilot of the Extra EA-400 performed a flight after the installation of the engine from LKPM to LKMK. After departure from LKPM, there was a loss of engine power after about 15 minutes.
The pilot decided to change the flight path and intended to make a landing in LKBE. Due to the leakage of coolant, a sharp rise in engine temperature and the oil on the left windscreen, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in the terrain north of Vrchotovy Janovice on a field with grown grain.
During the emergency landing, the aircraft overturned and the pilot was slightly injured.

Causes:
The cause of the plane crash was a leak of coolant from the space of cylinder number 5. The leaked coolant penetrated into the cabin where it splashed the windshield. This made it impossible for the pilot to look ahead.
For this reason, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing.

BFU20-0392-DX
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/ok-eko#24ae9999
Files of German reg office LBA

Aircraft built at Dinslaken 2001, Rgd as D-EKOY, base Antwerp-Deurne. CofA of export to USA issued and cancelled on 16OCT08., Rgd as N77K. Cancelled 09SEP14. To OK-EKO.

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10-Oct-2020 14:00	Anon.	Updated [Narrative, Photo, ]
21-Dec-2020 17:09	harro	Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]
15-Aug-2025 09:56	Gerhardt	Updated [Source, Narrative, ]
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