# NTSB CEN16WA279: Rans S6, Murcia, Spain, July 15, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 15, 2016, 19:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Murcia, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93658
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA279
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93658/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA279

## Sequence of events

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

- [Approach-VFR pattern final: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On July 15, 2016, about 1910 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Rans S-6, EC-YDQ, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain after a loss of control while landing at the Los Garranchos Airport, Murcia, Spain. The pilot received fatal injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Spain. Further information may be obtained from: Commission for Investigation of Accidents and Incidents Civil Aviation Ministry of Development C/Fruela, 6 La Planta 28011 Madrid, Spain Tel.: (34) 91 597 89 60 E-mail: ciaiac@mfom.es Website: http://www.mfom.es/ciaiac This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Commission for Investigation of Accidents and Incidents of the Government of Spain.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-YDQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RANS S6
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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