Madrid runway disaster
 Overview of Madrid-Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster. |
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 7 December 1983 |
| Summary | Ground collision |
| Site | Madrid-Barajas Airport |
| Total fatalities | 93 |
| Total survivors | 42 |
| First aircraft | |
,_Dublin,_May_1994.jpg) An Iberia Boeing 727, similar to the one involved. |
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| Type | Boeing 727-256 Advanced |
| Name | Jumila |
| Operator | Iberia |
| Registration | EC-CFJ |
| Flight origin | Madrid-Barajas Airport |
| Destination | Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport |
| Passengers | 84 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 51 |
| Survivors | 42 |
| Second aircraft | |
 An Aviaco DC-9, similar to EC-CGS involved. |
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| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Name | Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| Operator | Aviaco |
| Registration | EC-CGS |
| Flight origin | Madrid-Barajas Airport |
| Destination | Santander Airport |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 42 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Madrid runway disaster was the collision on 7 December 1983 of two aircraft on the ground at Madrid-Barajas Airport. A departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew.
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The accident [edit]
On 7 December 1983 a Boeing 727 of Iberia (Spain's state airline) registered EC-CFJ was cleared for take-off from Madrid-Barajas Airport's Runway 01 as Flight 350, a scheduled flight to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport, in conditions of thick fog.[1][2] At the same time a DC-9 of Aviaco registered EC-CGS was taxiing to the end of the same runway for take-off as Flight 134 bound for Santander Airport.[3] As the Boeing 727 rolled along the runway, the crew of the DC-9 accidentally made a wrong turn in the fog and taxied their aircraft onto the runway, into the path of the 727. The crew of the 727 saw the DC-9 and attempted to avoid the collision by rotating their aircraft for lift-off, however the 727 had not reached flying speed and its rear fuselage struck the DC-9.[2][3] Both aircraft caught fire and were destroyed; all 42 persons on board the DC-9 were killed, while 51 (50 passengers, 1 crew member) of the 93 on board the Boeing 727 were killed.[1][4] Among those killed in the DC-9 was Fanny Cano, a famous Mexican actress. Among those killed on the Boeing 727 was the leading South African pianist Marc Raubenheimer.
Investigation [edit]
Investigators found that the Boeing 727 and DC-9 had collided due to the poor visibility at the airport, as well as inadequate signs and markings, which led to the DC-9 entering the runway without clearance as the Boeing 727 was taking off.[1]
See also [edit]
- Linate Airport disaster, a runway collision in Italy killing 118 people.
- Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, another fatal runway incursion involving a Boeing 727 and a DC-9.
- Tenerife airport disaster, another collision of two aircraft at a Spanish airport in fog and the worst aircraft accident in history in terms of loss-of-life
References [edit]
- ^ a b c "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 1983 12 07"
- ^ a b "Madrid Cleared?", Flight International, 17 December 1983, p.1582 (online archive version) retrieved 17 April 2012
- ^ a b http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831207-1 "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell DC-9 1983 12 07"
- ^ Madrid airport crash death toll set at 92
External links [edit]
- Final report (Archive)
- Final report (Archive) (Spanish)
- Iberia Airlines Flight 350 at AirDisaster.com
- Aviaco Flight 134 at AirDisaster.com
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