- 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.
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