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1983 Madrid Airport runway collision

Coordinates: 40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W / 40.46972°N 3.56278°W / 40.46972; -3.56278
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Madrid runway disaster
Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster.
Accident
Date7 December 1983
SummaryRunway incursion
SiteMadrid–Barajas Airport
Total fatalities93
Total survivors42
First aircraft

An Iberia Boeing 727, similar to the one involved.
TypeBoeing 727-256 Adv.
NameJumila
OperatorIberia
RegistrationEC-CFJ
Flight originMadrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
DestinationRoma–Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF)
Passengers84
Crew9
Fatalities51
Survivors42
Second aircraft

Aviaco DC-9-32 EC-CGQ, sister-ship to the accident aircraft.
TypeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
NameVasco Núñez de Balboa
OperatorAviaco
RegistrationEC-CGS
Flight originMadrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
DestinationSantander Airport (SDR/LEXJ)
Passengers37
Crew5
Fatalities42 (all)
Survivors0

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.

The accident

On 7 December 1983, a Boeing 727 of Iberia (Spain's state airline) registered EC-CFJ, operating Iberia Flight 350, a scheduled flight to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, was cleared for take-off from Madrid-Barajas Airport's Runway 01 in conditions of thick fog.[1][2] At the same time, a DC-9 of Aviaco registered EC-CGS, operating Aviaco Flight 134, was taxiing to the end of the same runway for take-off 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 Mexican actress. Among those killed on the Boeing 727 was South African pianist Marc Raubenheimer.

Investigation

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727 1983 12 07"
  2. ^ a b "Madrid Cleared?", Flight International, 17 December 1983, p. 1582 (online archive version), retrieved 17 April 2012
  3. ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell DC-9 1983 12 07"
  4. ^ Madrid airport crash death toll set at 92

40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W / 40.46972°N 3.56278°W / 40.46972; -3.56278

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