# NTSB CEN18WA081: Zodiac 601XL, Castellon, Spain, January 19, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 19, 2018, 09:30 local (09:30 UTC)
- Place: Castellon, Spain
- Coordinates: 40.012779, -0.056388 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0128&lon=-0.0564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96635
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96635/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA081

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Zodiac 601XL
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 07089-2297
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: Valencia
- Destination: Girona

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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