- Date
- December 30, 2017, 16:42 local (16:42 UTC)
- Place
- Alicante, Spain
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 10 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1950MConstrucciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131EC-MMCBell 412SP
- Defining events
- Approach-VFR pattern final: Midair collisionApproach-VFR pattern final: Midair collision
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96571
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N1950M · Construcciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131
Bell 412SP
Factual narrative
On December 30, 2017, at 1642 universal time coordinated, a Construcciones Aeronauticas SA C.A.S.A. 1.131 (Bucker BU-131), N1950M (NX-1950M), and a Bell 412SP, EC-MMC, experienced a mid-air collision during final approach for landing to runway 20 at Muchamiel Aerodrome (LEMU), Alicante, Spain. After the collision, N1950M impacted terrain and EC-MMC landed without further incident. Both aircraft sustained substantial damage. The pilot of N1950M was fatally injured. Both pilots and eight passengers aboard EC-MMC were uninjured. Both flights originated from LEMU and were returning. 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) 91 597 89 60 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Fax: (34) 91 463 55 35 Website: http://www.ciaiac.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 · 2
- Registration
- N1950M
- Reported as
- Construcciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131 (Bucker BU-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- E3B-315
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Pilot
- Registered owner
- T2 Aviation Inc Trustee
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Departed
- LEMU · Alicante
- Destination
- LEMU · Alicante
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LEMU · Muchamiel Aerodrome, runway 20
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- EC-MMC
- Reported as
- Bell 412SP
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 33209
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Babcock
- Registered owner
- Babcock
- Departed
- LEMU · Alicante
- Airport
- LEMU · Muchamiel Aerodrome, runway 20
Flight crew · 3
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N1950M
- Injuries
- Fatal
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft 2
- Injuries
- None
- Role
- Co-pilot, aircraft 2
- Injuries
- None