CEN18WA289

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20K · Flix, Spain · May 12, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
May 12, 2018, 13:40 local (13:40 UTC)
Place
Flix, Spain
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
D-ETFTMooney M20K
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
97851

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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.

Factual narrative

On May 12, 2018, at 1340 universal coordinated time, a Mooney M20K airplane, D-ETFT, impacted terrain near Flix, Tarragona, Spain. The pilot and 2 passengers were fatally injured and the airplane was destroyed.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Spanish government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Spanish government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión De Investigación De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviación Civil C/Fruela, 6 - 28011 Madrid, Spain

Aircraft

Registration
D-ETFT
Reported as
Mooney M20K
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
On-Ground
Flight
Non-U.S., non-commercial
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal