Zodiac 601XL EC-XKM

Summary

On 19 January 2018 at about 09:30 local time, a Zodiac 601XL registered EC-XKM was involved in an accident near Castellon, Spain. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 January 2018 at 09:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Castellon, Spain

Coordinates

40.0128, -0.0564

Aircraft

Zodiac 601XL

Registration

EC-XKM

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valencia → Girona

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

CEN18WA081

1 person died.

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 19, 2018, about 0930 UTC, a Zodiac 601XL, Spanish registry EC-XKM, owned and operated by a private individual, impacted mountainous terrain in the municipality of La Pobla de Benifassa, Castellon, Spain. A postimpact fire ensued. The pilot was fatally injured and the passenger on board was seriously injured. The airplane was destroyed. Visual Meteorological conditions prevailed for the non-scheduled, personal cross-country flight that had departed from Les Marines Aerodrome, Valencia, Spain, and was destined for Cerdanya Aerodrome, Girona, Spain.This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Spain. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Ministerio de Fomento Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes E Incidentes de Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) C/Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid, Spain Telephone: +91 5978960 Facsimile: +91 4635535 E-mail: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAIAC of Spain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.