Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
On March 31, 2016, about 1200 coordinated universal time (UTC), a Cessna 172 airplane, Spanish registration EC-JSM, collided with the terrain following a bird strike near Madrid, Spain. The pilot and two passengers sustained fatal injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from the Sabadell Airport (LELL), Barcelona, Spain, and was en route to the Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU), Madrid, Spain.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Spanish government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Spanish government. 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 — 1a planta
28011 Madrid
Spain
Tel.: +34 91 5978960-63
E-mail: ciaiac@fomento.es
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CEN16WA141