ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 43718
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| Date: | Thursday 2 August 2007 |
| Time: | c. 20:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-38-112 Tomahawk |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Madrid |
| Registration: | EC-DRL |
| MSN: | 38-81A0021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madrid/Cuatro Vientos airfield -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Madrid/Cuatro Vientos (LECU) |
| Madrid/Cuatro Vientos (LECU) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On August 2, 2007, at 1900 universal coordinated time, a single-engine Piper PA-38-112 airplane, Spanish registration EC-DRL, was destroyed upon impact with terrain following a loss of control while maneuvering near Madrid, Spain. The flight instructor and the student pilot receiving instruction were fatally injured. The airplane, serial number 38-81A0021, was registered to, and operated by Aero Madrid, of Madrid, Spain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight. The flight originated from the Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU), near Madrid, Spain, about 30 minutes prior to the mishap. There were no reported injuries to anyone on the ground.
Causes
The most probable cause of the accident is considered to be an inadvertent stall during a traffic manoeuvre at low altitude with a simulated engine shutdown. The instructor's lack of experience with this model aircraft may have contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20070808X01152&key=1
https://www.mitma.gob.es/recursos_mfom/2007_037_a_1.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 1986 | EC-DRL | RAC: Zaragoza, Spain | Apt. Zaragoza (Z) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jun-2013 08:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2020 09:51 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2020 09:52 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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