Crash of a Canadair CL-215-6B11 off Port de Pollença: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 2003
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
UD.13-29
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1124
YOM:
1990
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight consisting of dropping survival equipment when the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the sea off Port de Pollença. Two crew members were rescued while two others were killed.

Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.506B Airone off Cape Formentor: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1938 at 0600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
73-1
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pollença - Pollença
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane took off from the Port of Pollença in the early morning, with a second similar aircraft, on a bombing mission over Valencia. Few minutes after takeoff, while cruising in the clouds, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea some 25 km off Cape Formentor. Few debris were found two days later. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ramón Francom pilot (brother of the General Francisco Franco)
Lt Dominguez, copilot,
Lt Melchor Sangro, observer,
Sgt Gómez, mechanic,
Sgt Cánaves, radio operator.

Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.501 off Port of Pollença: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1937 at 1800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-7
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Port of Pollença, the float plane went out of control and crashed into the sea few hundred metres offshore. Two crew members were killed while five other occupants were rescued. The crew was engaged in a post maintenance test flight.
Crew:
Lt Javier Ténor de Azcárraga, pilot, †
Eduardo Amorós, mechanic, †
Francisco Gonzalvo, mechanic,
José Cánaves, radio operator.
Passengers:
Miguel Gaya,
Francisco de la Casa,
Bartolomé Oliver.

Crash of a CRDA CANT Z.501 off Port of Pollença: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1937 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-1
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
After takeoff from the bay of Port de Pollença, while climbing, the float plane collided with the mast of a Monopolio de Tabacos's ship and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were injured and two others were killed.
Crew:
Lt Miguel Ruiz de la Puente, †
Cpt Antonio Melendreras Sierra, †
Sgt Luis Expósito Herrans,
Aux Fernando Urtasun Vidal.