# NTSB CEN16WA141: Cessna 172, Madrid, Spain, March 31, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: March 31, 2016, 12:00 local (12:00 UTC)
- Place: Madrid, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA141
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92944/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA141

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Birdstrike](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 253 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/901/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

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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