# NTSB CEN18WA196: Avid Avid Flyer, Granada, Spain, May 26, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 26, 2018, 10:30 local (10:30 UTC)
- Place: Granada, Spain
- Coordinates: 37.140277, -4.278333 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1403&lon=-4.2783&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- 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): 97334
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA196
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97334/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA196

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 May 26, 2018, at 1030 UTC, an Avid Flyer Stol, EC-YFP, encountered a loss of climb during initial climb out and subsequent impact with terrain near Loja Aerodrome, Granada, Spain. The experimental airplane was destroyed; the pilot suffered serious injuries and the passenger was fatally injured. The Avid Flyer had departed on a local flight. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC) Spain. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: CIAIAC Spain: c/ Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid Telephone: +34 91 597 8960-63 E-mail: caiiac@fomento.es Investigator-in-Charge: Mr. Juan A Plaza Telephone: +34 91 597 8964 E-mail: japlaza@fomento.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAIAC Spain.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-YFP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVID AVID FLYER
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)

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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