EC-IBA

Destroyed
Fatal

CESSNA 500S/N: 500-0178

Accident Details

Date
Thursday, August 2, 2012
NTSB Number
CEN12WA506
Location
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Event ID
20120802X42229
Aircraft Damage
Destroyed
Highest Injury
Fatal
Fatalities
2
Serious Injuries
0
Minor Injuries
0
Uninjured
0
Total Aboard
2

Aircraft Information

Registration
EC-IBA
Make
CESSNA
Serial Number
500-0178
Engine Type
Turbo-jet
Model / ICAO
500C500
Aircraft Type
Fixed Wing Multi Engine
No. of Engines
2

Analysis

On August 2, 2012, at 0440 UTC, a Cessna 500 Citation, Spanish registration EC-IBA, owned and operated by AIRNOR, was destroyed when it impacted terrain 1.2 miles from the Santiago de Compostela Airport, Lavacolla, Galacia, Spain. The two pilots on board the airplane were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, which departed Aeropuerto de Asturias, Spain, at an unknown time.

This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Spain. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from the Comision De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Civil, Spain at:

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: ciaiac@fomento.es

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the CIAIAC of Spain.

Data Source

Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN12WA506