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| Date: | Sunday 30 December 2018 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Flight Design CTLS-ELA |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | HB-WYA |
| MSN: | F-09-03-06 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bang Phra Si racha Chonburi Province -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chiang Rai International Airport - CEI |
| Bang Phra Airport- VTBT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was one of two Flight Design CTLS-ELA aircraft being flown solo around the world by two paraplegic pilots in an adventure known as Handiflight Around the World promoting the inclusion of disabled people and raising funds for handicap international with the support of Lions International. The two aircraft were accompanied by Piper PA24-250 Comanche HB-OVW being flown by another disabled pilot. The three aircraft were on approach to Bang Phra Airport in the Si Racha District, south east of Bangkok when HB-WYA went down. It has been reported that several broken power cables were found in the vicinity and it is believed that the aircraft struck these before crashing and being engulfed in flames.
The pilot Mike Lomberg died.
Sources:
1. Death of our Friend Mike Lomberg
2. Handiflight Around the World Facebook Page
3. disabled-round-the-world-pilot-killed-in-crash
Location
Media:
SA paraplegic pilot Mike Lomberg dies in plane crash in Thailand. https://t.co/6hnZ6BMcDJ
— Nico Gous (@Nico_Gous) 31 décembre 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2018 14:03 | Topaz | Added |
| 30-Dec-2018 17:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Dec-2018 20:16 | Anon. | Updated [Time, ] |
| 31-Dec-2018 10:43 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2018 11:55 | Topaz | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 31-Dec-2018 13:10 | flyflyfly | Updated [Phase, Embed code, ] |
| 08-Mar-2025 07:32 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 08-Mar-2025 08:40 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
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