- Date
- January 19, 2018, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place
- Castellon, Spain
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- EC-XKMZodiac 601XL
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 96635
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On January 19, 2018, about 0930 UTC, a Zodiac 601XL, Spanish registry EC-XKM, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted mountainous terrain in the municipality of La Pobla de Benifassa, Castellon, Spain. A postimpact fire ensued. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger on board was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed. Visual Meteorological conditions prevailed for the non-scheduled, personal cross-country flight that had departed from Les Marines Aerodrome, Valencia, Spain, and was destined for Cerdanya Aerodrome, Girona, Spain.This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Spain. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Ministerio de Fomento Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes E Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) C/Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid, Spain Telephone: +91 5978960 Facsimile: +91 4635535 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAIAC of Spain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-XKM
- Reported as
- Zodiac 601XL
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 07089-2297
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed
- Valencia
- Destination
- Girona