# NTSB CEN17WA320: Piper PA36, Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, August 15, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 15, 2017, 05:46 local (05:46 UTC)
- Place: Vejer de la Frontera, Spain
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 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): 95837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA320
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95837/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA320

## Sequence of events

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

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: 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 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36 (375)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Martinez Ridao Aviacion SL
- Registered owner: Martinez Ridao Aviacion SL
- Flight plan: 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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