Cessna T310Q accident near Madrid, Es, April 30, 2008
On April 30, 2008 at about 9:00 am local time, a Cessna T310Q, registered ECDZV, was destroyed in an accident near Madrid. It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 30, 2008 · about 9:00 am local time
- Place
- Madrid, Spain
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna T310Q · all T310Qs on the register
- Registration
- ECDZV · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On April 29, 2008, at approximately 0900 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a single engine Cessna T310Q, EC-DZV, was destroyed upon impact with terrain while maneuvering in the traffic pattern at Cuatro Vientos airport (LECU), Madrid, Spain. The flight instructor and flight evaluator were fatally injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control 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 Comision de Investigacion de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviacion Civil C/ Fruela, 6, Primera Planta 28011 Madrid, Spain This report is for informational purposes only and contains information released by, or obtained from the CIAIAC of Spain.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Injury: fatal
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
The flight
- Departed from: LECU Madrid
- Flight plan: not recorded
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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