CEN16WA357

NTSB accident investigation · Robin DR400 · Villanueva del Condado, Spain · September 6, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
September 6, 2016, 14:20 local (14:20 UTC)
Place
Villanueva del Condado, Spain
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
EC-KFGRobin DR400
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93962

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On September 6, 2016, about 1420 hours coordinated universal time (UTC), a French manufactured Robin DR400-180 airplane, Spanish registration EC-KFG, impacted terrain neat Villanueva del Condado, Leon, Spain. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The cross country flight departed from La Coruña Airport, (LECO), A Coruña, Spain, and was en route to Pamplona Airport (LEPP), Pamplona, Spain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information provided by the government of Spain. 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 5978900 Fax: +(34) 91 4635535 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Website: http://www.ciaiac.es

Aircraft

Registration
EC-KFG
Reported as
Robin DR400 (180)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
693
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Departed
LECO · A Coruña
Destination
LEPP · Pamplona
Flight plan
Unknown