Air Tractor AT802 EC-LCA

Summary

On 26 May 2014 at about 14:00 local time, a Air Tractor AT802 registered EC-LCA, operated by Saeta, was involved in an accident near Seron, Spain. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 May 2014 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Seron, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT802

Registration

EC-LCA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Saeta

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Fire Fighting

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gergal → Gergal

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

Unk

NTSB number

CEN14WA254

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 May 26, 2014, about 1400 UTC, an Air Tractor AT-802 airplane, EC-LCA, (s/n 802-0326), impacted terrain during a firefighting operation near Seron, Spain. A post-impact fire occurred and the airplane was subsequently destroyed. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The local flight departed from Gergal, Spain, at time unknown.This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Spanish Civil Aviation and Incident Investigation Commission. Under the provisions of Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation as a State of Design, the United States has designated an accredited representative to participate in the investigation. Any further information may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil – CIAIAC c/ Fruela 6 28011 Madrid Tel: 91-5978960 Fax: 91-4635535 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the CIAIAC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.