Summary
On January 19, 2018, a Zodiac 601XL (EC-XKM) was involved in an accident near Castellon, SP. The accident resulted in 1 fatal injury, 1 serious injury. The aircraft was destroyed.
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.
This accident is documented in NTSB report CEN18WA081. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft EC-XKM.
Accident Details
Aircraft Information
Analysis
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: 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# CEN18WA081