Zone
Andalusia

Crash of a Lockheed P-3A-60-LO Orion on Jebel Musa: 14 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1972
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-3 Orion
Operator:
Registration:
152182
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Rota - Souda Bay
MSN:
185-5152
YOM:
1965
Location:
Jebel Musa
Tangier-Tétouan
Country:
Morocco
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
About an hour after its departure from Rota NAS, Spain, while cruising at an altitude of 800 meters in marginal weather conditions, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Jebel Musa (851 meters high) located near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. The aircraft was destroyed and all 14 occupants have been killed. Attached to Brunswick Air Base, Maine, the airplane was completing a routine flight from Rota NAS to Souday BAY AFB, Chania, Greece.

Crash of a Lockheed P-2E Neptune off Rota NAS: 10 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed P-2 Neptune
Operator:
Registration:
131481
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rota - Rota
MSN:
426-5362
Location:
Rota NAS
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a maritime patrol flight out from Rota NAS when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean some 40 km off the NAS. All 10 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Douglas R5D-3 near Jérez del Marquesado

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-4
Operator:
Registration:
56521
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Naples - Rota
MSN:
10835
YOM:
1945
Location:
Jérez del Marquesado
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the four engine aircraft belly landed in a rocky area located in the Sierra Nevada, about 12 km from Jérez del Marquesado, Andalusia. All 24 occupants were rescued while the aircraft named 'Ciudad de Madrid' was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Casa 352 at Rota NAS: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1955 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Casa 352
Operator:
Registration:
T.2B-226
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
117
Location:
Rota NAS
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed just after liftoff at Rota NAS for unknown reason. The mechanic was killed while seven other crew members were injured, the pilot seriously.
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