2024 Tecnam P2008 JC accident in Abia de las Torres (EC-OJB)

Accident overview and flight details On 18 September 2024, a Tecnam P2008 JC with registration EC-OJB, operated by FLYBY, departed Burgos Airport at 07:40 UTC for a visual flight rules (VFR) training flight involving navigation practice, with the same airport as the destination. The aircraft was powered by a single Rotax 912 S2 engine. The flight was a dual-command instruction flight in the en-route/cruise phase. ## Occupants and injuries The aircraft carried an instructor and a student pilot. The instructor was 28 years old, held a commercial pilot licence (CPL(A)), and had 517:45 total flight hours, including 266:40 hours on type. The student pilot was 20 years old and had 36:00 total flight hours, all on type. One occupant died and the other sustained serious injuries. No passengers or other persons were involved. ## Recorded flight path and impact According to recorded information, the actual flight path diverged from the planned route from the area of Melgar de Fernamental. The aircraft performed several manoeuvres, including an initial aggressive left turn forming a 360° turn, followed by a 20-second steep left-turning descent in which it lost 1,150 ft at a rate of -3,450 ft/min, with an average speed path angle of -13°. This included a 10.1-second left spiral descent with a bank angle of 62° and a load factor of 2.1. The aircraft then descended 1,025 ft at -1,618 ft/min, gaining 2 kt of ground speed and changing heading 87° to the left from 078° to 351°. It subsequently descended another 725 ft over 31 seconds at -1,403 ft/min, reaching an altitude of 2,650 ft, close to the average elevation of the area. From that point until the end of the flight, the path was zigzagging in plan view and continuously adapted to the terrain in elevation. The aircraft ultimately impacted the ground. No emergency communication or transponder code change was recorded. The main wreckage was concentrated at the impact site, and the aircraft was destroyed. ## Investigation status The investigation, conducted by Spain’s Civil Aviation Accident and Incident Investigation Board, focused on aircraft wreckage and ground marks, available testimony, rescue and emergency services actions, flight planning and analysis, previous flights, the approved training organisation’s operations, and its safety management system. The provisional statement was approved on 25 June 2025, and the investigation was in its final phase, with the final report to be published later.