# NTSB CEN14WA254: Air Tractor AT802, Seron, Spain, May 26, 2014

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 26, 2014, 14:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Seron, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 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): 89283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN14WA254
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/89283/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89283
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14WA254

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)
- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR AT802 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 802-0326
- Engines: 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 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 29, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=89283. 40 KB in all.

- Foreign Investigation Statement (item 1, .PDF, 40 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40412808&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Foreign%20Investigation%20Statement-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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