- Date
- August 15, 2017, 05:46 local (05:46 UTC)
- Place
- Vejer de la Frontera, Spain
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- EC-EHBPiper PA36
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 95837
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On August 15, 2017, a Piper PA-36-375 airplane (EC-EHB, s/n 36-8102001) impacted terrain during fumigation operations in the vicinity of Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. The pilot was fatally injured.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. Any further information may be obtained from: Civil Aviation and Incident Investigation Commission e-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Investigator in Charge: Ms. Esperanza Herraiz e-mail: ehmonseco@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Civil Aviation and Incident Investigation Commission of Spain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-EHB
- Reported as
- Piper PA36 (375)
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Operator
- Martinez Ridao Aviacion SL
- Registered owner
- Martinez Ridao Aviacion SL
- Flight plan
- Unknown