- Date
- May 26, 2014, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Seron, Spain
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- EC-LCAAir Tractor AT802
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 89283
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On May 26, 2014, about 1400 UTC, an Air Tractor AT-802 airplane, EC-LCA, (s/n 802-0326), impacted terrain during a firefighting operation near Seron, Spain. A post-impact fire occurred and the airplane was subsequently destroyed. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed from Gergal, Spain, at time unknown.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Spanish Civil Aviation and Incident Investigation Commission. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil – CIAIAC c/ Fruela 6 28011 Madrid Tel: 91-5978960 Fax: 91-4635535 ciaiac@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the CIAIAC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-LCA
- Reported as
- Air Tractor AT802 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 802-0326
- Engine
- P&W Canada PT6, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Firefighting · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Saeta
- Registered owner
- Saeta
- Departed
- Gergal
- Destination
- Gergal
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 29, 2014, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 40 KB in all.