2003 Cessna 172N crash at La Axarquía Aerodrome (EC-EUK)

Accident Overview and Flight Details On 29 August 2003, a Cessna 172N with registration EC-EUK departed from La Axarquía Aerodrome near Vélez-Málaga, Spain, at approximately 20:00 local time. The aircraft was operated by a flight school and carried a pilot-in-command and three passengers. The flight was a private local operation with a planned duration of one hour. After takeoff, the pilot radioed an intention to conduct takeoff and landing exercises. ## Crash Sequence and Impact At 20:10 local time, during the climb of the second exercise, the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft entered a stall and could not be recovered due to insufficient altitude. It struck the ground in a cultivated field approximately 225 meters from the end of runway 13. The impact was followed by an immediate fire. ## Casualties and Damage All four occupants on board were killed as a result of the impact and the subsequent fire. The aircraft was completely destroyed. The crash also caused damage to the cultivated field, which was planted with sweet potatoes, and to the irrigation system installed in the area.