CEN18WA231

NTSB accident investigation · Air Tractor AT802 · Mallorca, Spain · June 12, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
June 12, 2018, 16:00 local (16:00 UTC)
Place
Mallorca, Spain
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
EC-GVNAir Tractor AT802
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
97522

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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.

Unknown or undeterminedManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On June 12, 2018, about 1600 hours universal coordinated time, an Air Tractor AT-802 airplane, Spanish registration EC-GVN, was substantially damaged during an agricultural application flight near Mallorca, Spain. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed from the Son Bonet Airfield (LESB); Mallorca, Spain.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 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 8900 Fax: (34) 91 463 5535 E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Website: http://www.ciaiac.es

Aircraft

Registration
EC-GVN
Reported as
Air Tractor AT802
Category
Airplane
Serial number
802-0065
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial