CEN18WA067

NTSB accident investigation · Construcciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131 · Alicante, Spain · December 30, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
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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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.

N1950M · Construcciones Aeronauticas C.A.S.A. 1.131

Bell 412SP

Midair collisionApproach-VFR pattern finalAll aircraft: 196 casesDefining event

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