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Socata TB20 EC-ESK

16 January 2016 · Cuenca, Spain, Spain · Fatal

Summary

On 16 January 2016 at about 15:32 local time, a Socata TB20 registered EC-ESK was involved in an accident near Cuenca, Spain, Spain. 4 people were on board and 4 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:32
Classification
Accident
Location
Cuenca, Spain, Spain
Coordinates
40.0711, -2.1386
Aircraft
Socata TB20
Registration
EC-ESK
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Alicante → León
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
CEN16WA088

People

4 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 4 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On January 16, 2016, about 1532 coordinated universal time, a Socata TB-20 single engine airplane, serial number 747, registry EC-ESK, was destroyed after impacting terrain near Cuenca, Spain, during cruise flight. The pilot and three passengers were fatally injured. The airplane had departed from Alicante, Spain, and was enroute to León, 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 government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Ministrio de Fomento - CIAIAC Fruela, 6 - 1ª floor 28011 MADRID - ESPAÑA

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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