# NTSB CEN17WA175: Socata-Groupe Aerospatiale TB 20, Malaga, Spain, April 29, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 29, 2017, 16:32 local (16:32 UTC)
- Place: Malaga, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95107
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA175
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95107/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA175

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On April 29, 2017, at 1632 UTC, a Socata TB-20, D-ECJP, impacted terrain near Canillas de Aceituno in Malaga, Spain. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight departed Mutxamel Airfield (LEMU) in Alicante, Spain with an intended destination of Granada Airport (LEGR) in Granada, Spain. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviació Civil (CIAIAC) Spain. 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 Spain C/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid Telephone: +34 91 5978960-63 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Investigator-in-Charge Mr. José M. Morillas Telephone: +34 91 5978972 E-mail: jmmorillas@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAIAC Spain.

## Aircraft

- Registration: D-ECJP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Socata-Groupe Aerospatiale TB 20 (NO SERIES)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 292
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-C4D5D 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Operator: Not Provided by Authority
- Registered owner: Not provided by Authority

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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