# NTSB CEN20WA376: Canadair CL215 1A10, Lobios (Ourense), Portugal, August 8, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 8, 2020, 10:20 local (10:20 UTC)
- Place: Lobios (Ourense), Portugal
- Coordinates: 41.838333, -8.146944 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8383&lon=-8.1469&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: 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): 101912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20WA376
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101912/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA376

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: 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

The Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes y Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) of Spain has notified the NTSB of an incident involving a Canadair CL-215-1A10 airplane, which occurred on August 8, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S Accredited Representative to assist under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the engines. All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-HET (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CANADAIR CL215 1A10
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 reciprocating; Pratt & Whitney R-2800-CA3 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Firefighting, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

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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