Madrid/Cuatro Vientos Arpt (Ci Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Madrid
Thursday, August 2, 2007 19:00 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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. The accident investigation is under the control and jurisdiction of the Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil of Spain (CIAIAC). Any further information may be obtained from: Ministerio de Fomento Secretaria General de Transportes Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil C/Fruel, 6, Primera Planta 28011 Madrid, Spain This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from the CIAIAC of Spain.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/2/2007
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1900
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Madrid
Event State --
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 00000
Event Date Year 2007
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport MADRID/CUATRO VIENTOS ARPT (CI
Event Location Nearest Airport ID LECU
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Witness
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
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 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source CIAIAC of Spain
NTSB Notification Date Aug 3 2007 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 8 2007 1:39PM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Dallas, Texas

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number --
NTSB Number DFW07WA176
Missing Aircraft Indicator Y
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed VFR
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Piper
Aircraft Model PA-38-112
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 38-81A0021
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 2
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 Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Aero Madrid
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City Madrid
Aircraft Owner State --
Aircraft Owner Country SP
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 00000
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City Madrid
Operator State --
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 Yes
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code LECU
Departure City MADRID
Departure State --
Departure Country SP
Departure Time --
Departure Time Zone UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code LECU
Destination City Madrid
Destination State --
Destination Country SP
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 8 2007 1:39PM
User who most recently changed record CASH
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location NA
Runway Length --
Runway Width --
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --