# NTSB CEN10RA579: Zivko Aeronautics Edge 540, N540WC, Toledo, Spain, August 17, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 17, 2010, 10:35 local (10:35 UTC)
- Place: Toledo, Spain
- Coordinates: 39.857004, -4.05614
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8570&lon=-4.0561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 77461
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10RA579
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77461/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77461
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10RA579

## Preliminary report

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## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md?model=056037G), [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering-aerobatics: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=056037G), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N540WC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540WC-2010-11-01), registration cancelled 2010-11-01, S/N 0028, built 2001 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZIVKO AERONAUTICS INC EDGE 540
- Registry model: [Zivko Aeronautics EDGE 540](https://openairdocs.org/model/zivko-aeronautics-edge-540) (registry code 056037G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (registry code 41568, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0028
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: Aircraft Guaranty Management & Trust LLC Trustee

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 24, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77461. 44 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 44 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40375862&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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