Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

El Rosario
Friday, July 14, 2006 12:13 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On July 14, 2006, at 1213 UTC, a Spanish-registered Cessna 172N, EC-HQR, s/n 172-69265, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in an open space in the town of El Rosario, on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The pilot-in-command, who was also a flight instructor, and 2 student pilots on board the airplane were fatally injured. The airplane was owned and operated by the Aerotec-Las Palmas Pilot Training School. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The instructional flight originated at the Tenerife Norte Airport and was en route to Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Government of Spain. Any further information may be obtained from: Comision De Investigacion De Accidentes E Incidentes De Aviacion Civil (CIAIAC) C/Fruela 6, 1st Plenta 28011 Madrid, Spain This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the CIAIAC of the Republic of Spain.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/14/2006
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1213
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City El Rosario
Event State --
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 282800N
Event Location Longitude 0161900W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID GCXO
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Unknown
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 6
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 15
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 325
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 21
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.09
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 3
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source Spanish Air Accident Commissio
NTSB Notification Date Jul 14 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Feb 6 2007 3:04PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\hamg
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office CIAIAC-Spain

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number DEN06WA098
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire --
Aircraft Explosion --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172N
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number --
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft --
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection --
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed --
ELT Activated --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site --
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name --
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City --
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode --
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? --
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? --
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Operator State UN
Operator Country SP
Operator Zip code 00000
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board --
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code GCXO
Departure City Los Rodeos
Departure State UN
Departure Country SP
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code --
Destination City Las Palmas
Destination State UN
Destination Country SP
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 17 2006 8:34AM
User who most recently changed record BOWL
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location --
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --