Crash of a Casa 2.111 near Guadarrama: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1977 at 0945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Casa 2.111
Operator:
Warbirds of Great Britain
Registration:
G-BFFS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Madrid - Burgos - Bournemouth
MSN:
140
Location:
Guadarrama
Madrid
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport in the early morning on a flight to Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, with an intermediate stop in Burgos. While flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Guadarrama, about 50 km northwest of Cuatro Vientos Airport. The wreckage was found near the Puerto de los Leones Pass and all four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Neil Williams, pilot.
Passengers:
Mrs. Williams,
Joseph Donaghy,
Stephen Parnell.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Le Grand-Bornand: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1936 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-ASIH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Lisbon – Burgos – Geneva – Munich
MSN:
5078
YOM:
1935
Location:
Le Grand-Bornand
Haute-Savoie
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While cruising over the Alps in poor weather conditions and strong winds, the three engine aircraft named 'Rudolf Windisch' impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed near Le Grand-Bornand, some 20 km east of Annecy. All six occupants were killed. Inside the cabin were stored boxes containing leaflets of the Franco regime.
Probable cause:
Strong winds caused the aircraft to fly out of track. Poor visibility was a contributing factor.
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