Overview
- The light aircraft lost altitude on approach and made an emergency landing at a road crossing in the Amarilla Golf urbanization of San Miguel de Abona on Thursday, June 4.
- Emergency services coordinated by 1-1-2 deployed firefighters, multiple SUC ambulances, Guardia Civil, local police and Protección Civil to the scene.
- Both occupants, a man in his 20s and a man in his 50s, exited the plane under their own power and were taken to Hospital del Sur and Hospital Universitario Hospiten Sur for observation with no serious injuries reported.
- Firefighters covered the aircraft and roadway with a foam blanket to contain a fuel spill and prevent ignition, and no pedestrians or other vehicles were reported harmed.
- No official cause has been released and authorities are expected to investigate the unexplained loss of altitude several kilometres before the airport, with local safety reviews likely to follow given the aircraft's proximity to homes.