Date:	Sunday 19 January 2020
Time:	09:23 LT
Type:	Diamond DA20-A1 Katana
Owner/operator:	Canavia
Registration:	EC-JLN
MSN:	10046
Year of manufacture:	1995
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	in sea off El Altillo, Moya, Gran Canaria -   Spain
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Gran Canaria Island-El Berriel Aeroc Airport (GCLB)
Destination airport:	San Sebastian-La Gomera Airport (GMZ/GCGM)
Investigating agency:	CIAIAC
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft was en route between El Berriel Aerodrome (Gran Canaria) and La Gomera Airport during a private flight intended to increase the pilot's flight experience. The flight plan also included a landing and take-off manoeuvre at Tenerife North Airport.
The aircraft was flying over the sea, a few miles north of the Gran Canaria coastline, when its engine failed. The crew contacted the control centre by radio and declared an emergency due to engine failure.
Shortly afterwards, the aircraft landed in front of El Altillo beach.
The two crew members were able to leave the aircraft and swam to shore, where they were assisted by passers-by who happened to be in the area.

It is considered the accident occurred due to insufficient lubrication of the connecting rod in cylinder no.1, which led to an in-flight engine failure and forced the crew to make an emergency landing on water.
The investigation has determined that the following factor contributed to the accident:
- The deficient oil-level verification procedure used by the ATO personnel operating the aircraft.

https://www.lavanguardia.com/local/canarias/20200119/472973080899/ilesos-los-dos-ocupantes-de-una-avioneta-que-amerizo-en-la-costa-de-moya-gran-canaria-por-problemas-en-el-motor.html
http://www.rtvc.es/noticias/ilesos-los-dos-ocupantes-de-una-avioneta-que-cayo-al-mar-en-gran-canaria-208168.aspx
https://www.eldiario.es/sociedad/Ilesos-ocupantes-precipitada-Gran-Canaria_0_986551516.html
https://www.laprovincia.es/sucesos/2020/01/19/ultima-hora-avioneta-estrella-playa/1245974.html
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http://canavia.es/en/our-fleet/the-diamond-da-20-katana/#The%20Diamond%20DA-20%20Katana
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/99446_1547764716.jpg (photo)

Nuestro Centro Coordinador de Rescate #RCC #Canarias y el @112canarias, coordinan busqueda de avioneta accidentada en playa al norte de #GranCanaria. Ambos ocupantes rescatados ilesos.
El #SAR #24siete al servicio de #España🇪🇦 pic.twitter.com/QCgBAmPFjw

— Ejército del Aire (@EjercitoAire) January 19, 2020

📸📸 Retirada del mar la avioneta que se estrelló este domingo con dos ocupantes en aguas de Moya #Sucesos #GranCanariahttps://t.co/xPrV2FYOC2 pic.twitter.com/lWrmWlB0ik

— Canarias Ahora (@Cahora) January 19, 2020

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Jan-2020 12:38	gerard57	Added
19-Jan-2020 12:40	gerard57	Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
19-Jan-2020 12:55	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ]
19-Jan-2020 15:02	RobertMB	Updated [Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ]
19-Jan-2020 15:52	Iceman 29	Updated [Source, Embed code, ]
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19-Jan-2020 16:02	Iceman 29	Updated [Embed code, Damage, ]
19-Jan-2020 16:04	Iceman 29	Updated [Narrative, ]
30-Jul-2021 19:37	harro	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ]
30-Jul-2021 19:39	harro	Updated [Time, Narrative, ]