Incident Overview
Date: Friday 22 November 1974
Aircraft Type: Cessna 500 Citation I
Owner/operator: Alpa Servicios Areos
Registration Number: EC-CGG
Location: ca 3 km E off Barcelona Airport (BCN) –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces.Aircraft control surfaces.
Category: Accident
An aircraft experienced a rapid spin shortly after takeoff, resulting in a collision with the sea approximately 1.5 nautical miles east of the mouth of Rio Llobregatt.An aircraft experienced a rapid spin shortly after takeoff, resulting in a collision with the sea approximately 1.5 nautical miles east of the mouth of Rio Llobregatt.
Description
A few minutes after take-off the aircraft went into what appeared to be a spin and struck the sea 1.5 nm east of the mouth of Rio Llobregatt.
Primary Cause
Rapid spin during takeoff.Rapid spin during takeoff.Share on:
