Capella XS EC-YTA

Summary

On 23 August 2019 at about 19:05 local time, a Capella XS registered EC-YTA was involved in an accident near San Juan del Puerto, Spain. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 August 2019 at 19:05

Classification

Accident

Location

San Juan del Puerto, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Capella XS

Registration

EC-YTA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN19WA289

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 August 23, 2019, about 1905 hours universal coordinated time, an amateur-built Capella XS airplane, Spanish registration EC-YTA, impacted terrain after an inflight separation of a wing near San Juan del Puerto, Spain. The pilot was fatally injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). This report is for informational purposes and contains only information provided by the government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil Ministerio de Fomento C/Fruela, 6 28011 Madrid Spain Telephone: (34) 91 597 89 00 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (34) 91 463 55 35 Website: http://www.ciaiac.es

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.