Plane Crash List

Mooney M20K D-EFTF

12 May 2018 · Tarragona, Portugal · Fatal

Summary

On 12 May 2018 at about 13:40 local time, a Mooney M20K registered D-EFTF was involved in an accident near Tarragona, Portugal. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Tarragona, Portugal
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Mooney M20K
Registration
D-EFTF
Category
Airplane
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
NTSB number
CEN18WA191

People

3 people died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 3 0 0 0

Probable cause

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 12, 2018, about 1340 coordinated universal time, a Mooney M20K airplane, D-EFTF, impacted terrain near Tarragone, Portugal, after reporting an engine issue to air traffic control. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed.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 government of Spain. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil Subsecretaría Ministerio de Fomento Fruela, 6 – 28011 Madrid (España) Teléfono: +34 91 597 89 60 Fax: +34 91 463 55 35 www.ciaiac.es e-mail: [email protected]

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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All 197 records for this type

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
11 Nov 2018 Embraer 190
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Bara, Portugal
no coordinates
Air Astana No injuries -
10 Jul 2018 Cessna 152
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18 Aug 2019 Boeing 757
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no coordinates
Delta Air Lines No injuries -
17 Apr 2017 Piper PA31T
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8 Feb 2017 Cessna 152
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no coordinates
- Fatal -
21 May 2016 Airbus A320
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no coordinates
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All 41 records in Portugal