Madrid - Pamplona

On March 7, 2006 at 04:48 PM, Madrid - Pamplona experienced a crash involving Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, operated by Aerovalles - Aerotaxi Los Valles, with the event recorded near Pamplona Navarre.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft departed Madrid-Torrejón AFB on a charter flight to Pamplona with 4 businessmen and a crew of two on board. While descending to Pamplona-Noain Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions. Unable to establish a visual contact with runway 15, the crew initiated a go-around procedure. Few minutes later, while flying at an insufficient altitude, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed in a hilly terrain located in the Sierra de Tajonar, near the village of Labiano. The copilot and a passenger were killed while all other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-JAX, MSN 421C-0337, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.8110°, -1.6874°.