Lillo - Lillo

On May 30, 2008 at 03:45 PM, Lillo - Lillo experienced a crash involving Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), operated by Skydive Lillo - Air Compluto, with the event recorded near Lillo Castile-La Mancha.

The flight was categorized as skydiving / paratroopers and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 18.2%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The airplane had taken off from runway 30 at the Lillo (Toledo) Aerodrome for a local parachute drop. On board were the pilot and 10 skydivers, six of whom consisted of instructor-student pairs doing tandem jumps. When at an altitude of approximately 14,000 feet and having sounded the acoustic signal indicating two minutes to go before the jump, the airplane was subjected to an instantaneous and sharp negative acceleration that pushed two occupants against the ceiling of the aircraft. As soon as the airplane regained a normal attitude, the left wing fractured and detached. As a result, the airplane started to fall to the ground. Nine of the parachutists were ejected out and were able to open their parachutes at a sufficient enough altitude to land normally. The airplane eventually impacted the ground and burst into flames at a site located 4.5 km north of the aerodrome. The fire destroyed the area between the firewall and the aft end of the passenger cabin. The pilot and one parachutist were unable to exit the aircraft and died on impact. Several components, including the detached wing and its control surfaces, as well as part of the horizontal stabilizer, were thrown off and found between 1.5 km and 2.5 km to the northeast of the main crash site.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-JXH, MSN 700, year of manufacture 1969.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.7229°, -3.3055°.