- Date
- July 26, 2019, 21:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Vigo, Spain
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- EC-JESSikorsky S76
- Defining event
- Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Miscellaneous/other
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 100162
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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 July 26, 2019, about 2130 coordinated universal time, a Sikorsky S76 C+, EC-JES, impacted terrain at the Vigo Airport (LEVX), Vigo, Spain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Spain. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13. 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 Telephone: 91 5978960 E-Mail: ciaiac@fomento.es Website: https://www.fomento.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac
Aircraft
- Registration
- EC-JES
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S76 (C+)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 760576
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- LEVX · Vigo
- Destination
- LEVX · Vigo
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Airport
- LEVX
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot