Accident Overview
On 22 November 2024, a Piper PA-28-140 registered EC-CAZ crashed near Cimanes del Tejar, León, Spain. The aircraft was on a private local pleasure flight, departing from and returning to León Airport (LELN). Both occupants—a pilot and a passenger—were killed.
Flight History
The aircraft took off at 12:18 local time. At 13:08:59, after passing near Peña Ubiña, it began a descent heading approximately south-southeast. The descent ended near the town of Callejo de Ordás. The aircraft then performed two orbits, ascending after the last orbit, continuing south then southeast. At 13:28:49, it initiated a left turn to a heading of about 035 degrees. The last secondary radar signal was recorded at 13:29:02, at an altitude of 7,400 feet and a ground speed of 86 knots.
Wreckage Discovery
The wreckage was located at 17:26 local time by one of the deployed search means.