Cessna 172 EC-JSM

Summary

On 31 March 2016 at about 12:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered EC-JSM was involved in an accident near Madrid, Spain. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 March 2016 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madrid, Spain

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

EC-JSM

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Barcelona → Madrid

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

CEN16WA141

3 people 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 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: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.