CEN15WA173

NTSB accident investigation · Eipper Quicksilver - GT500 · Illes Balears, Spain · March 14, 2015

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
March 14, 2015, 11:45 local (11:45 UTC)
Place
Illes Balears, Spain
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
EC-DK6Eipper Quicksilver - GT500
Defining event
Approach-VFR go-around: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
90884

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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.

Unknown or undeterminedApproach-VFR go-aroundAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. The foreign authority was the source of this information. On March 14, 2015, about 1145 UTC, an Eipper Quicksilver GT-500 airplane, EC-DK6, (s/n 0085) impacted terrain after an attempted go-around from Son Alberti Airfield, Islas Balears, Spain. The airplane was substantially damaged and the sole occupant was fatally injured. 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: CIAIAC Paseo de la Castellana, 67 Madrid, Spain 28071 Telephone: +34 91 5978960 Facsimile: +34 91 4635535 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Investigator-in-Charge Mr. Miguel A. Morales Telephone: +34 91 5978966 E-mail: mamorales@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Spanish Civil Aviation and Incident Investigation Commission.

Aircraft

Registration
EC-DK6
Reported as
Eipper Quicksilver - GT500 (GT500)
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown