1958 Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crash
 SNCASE Languedoc of Air France, similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 4 December 1958 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Guadarrama Mountains, Spain |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | SNCASE Languedoc |
| Operator | Aviaco |
| Registration | EC-ANR |
| Flight origin | Vigo Airport |
| Destination | Barajas Airport, Madrid |
| Passengers | 16 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 21 (all) |
The 1958 Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crash occurred on 4 December 1958 when a SNCASE Languedoc of Aviaco crashed into the La Rodina de la Mujer Muertal mountain, in the Guadarrama Mountains, Spain, killing all 21 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Vigo Airport to Barajas Airport, Madrid.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was SNCASE Languedoc msn 28, registration EC-ANR.[1]
Accident
The aircraft departed from Vigo Airport at 15:40 local time on 4 December 1958 bound for Barajas Airport, Madrid. At 17:15, the aircraft was instructed to contact the control tower at Barajas and remain at Flight Level 95. In the next five minutes, the aircraft crashed into the 1,999-metre (6,558 ft) high La Rodina de la Mujer Muertal mountain, in the Guadarrama Mountains. All five crew and seventeen passengers on board were killed.[1] The search for the aircraft was hampered by inclement weather, with fog, snow, high winds and torrential rain reported.[2]
The cause of the accident was that the pilot flew too low whilst trying to descend out of icing conditions. A navigational error may also have contributed to the accident.[1]