- Date
- March 31, 2016, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place
- Madrid, Spain
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- EC-JSMCessna 172
- Defining event
- Enroute: Birdstrike
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92944
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On March 31, 2016, about 1200 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cessna 172 airplane, Spanish registration EC-JSM, collided with the terrain following a bird strike near Madrid, Spain. The pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the Sabadell Airport (LELL), Barcelona, Spain, and was en route to the Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU), Madrid, Spain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Spanish government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Spanish government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil Ministerio de Fomento C\Fruela, 6 — 1a planta 28011 Madrid Spain Tel.: +34 91 5978960-63 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-JSM
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17281310
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Private
- Registered owner
- Aeroclub Barcelona-Sabadell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Barcelona
- Destination
- Madrid
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown