What happened
On August 2, 2012, at 0440 UTC, a Cessna 500 aircraft, registered as EC-IBA, crashed approximately 1.2 miles from the Santiago de Compostela Airport in Lavacolla, Galicia, Spain. The aircraft was being operated by AIRNOR on a cross-country flight originating from Aeropuerto de Asturias, Spain.
At the time of the accident, the weather was characterized by visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 6 statute miles and winds from 250 degrees at 3 knots. The impact with the terrain destroyed the aircraft. There were 2 fatalities among the two pilots on board, and no other injuries were reported.