Bell BELL EC-KTA

Summary

On 19 March 2011 at about 12:35 local time, a Bell BELL registered EC-KTA was involved in an accident near Alcorsia, Teruel, Spain, Spain. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 March 2011 at 12:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Alcorsia, Teruel, Spain, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell BELL

Registration

EC-KTA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alcorisa Teruel → Alcorisa Teruel

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ENG11RA023

Injuries not recorded.

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 March 19, 2011, at 12:35 UTC, a Bell 407 helicopter crashed near the town of Villastar, Teruel - Spain. The helicopter crashed while transporting a fire brigade to extinguish a blaze in the eastern part of Spain about 400 kilometers from Madrid. The pilot, along with 5 passengers, were killed. The other occupant was seriously injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this incident 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) 91 597 89 60 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (34) 91 463 55 35 AFTN: LEACYAYX Telex: 27702 CIAIR E Website: http://www.ciaiac.es This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of Spain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.