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Crash of a Casa 212-DE Aviocar 100 near Cubillejo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 2000 at 1745 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TM.12D-73
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Seville - Zaragoza
MSN:
314
YOM:
1983
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located near Cubillejo. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Convair CV-440-62 Metropolitan in Seville: 18 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1962
Operator:
Registration:
EC-ATB
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Madrid – Barcelona – Valencia – Seville
MSN:
443
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
While on final approach to Seville-San Pablo Airport, the crew was able to send a brief mayday message, reporting that the aircraft caught fire. Shortly later, the airplane went out of control and crashed onto a hill located 4 km short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all 18 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Casa 2.111C near Albacete: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B.13-11
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Seville – Albacete
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Albacete-Los Llanos Airbase, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed onto a farm located eight km from the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.83T into the Mediterranean Sea: 16 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-AREM
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rome – Seville – Villa Cisneros – Sal – Natal – Rio de Janeiro
MSN:
34019
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was on its way from Italy to Brazil and departed Rome for the first leg to Seville. While overflying the Mediterranean Sea, contact was lost and it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. As the airplane failed to land at Seville Airport, SAR operations were initiated but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the 16 occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Vittorio Suster, pilot,
Daniele Baldini, pilot,
Mr. Andenna, flight engineer,
Mr. Verdosci, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Ceuta: 9 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M-CABA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tetouan – Seville – Alicante
MSN:
5854
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft named 'Sanjurjo' departed Tetouan Airport at 0800LT on a flight to Alicante with an intermediate stop in Seville. About 15 minutes later, while cruising along the shore at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in flames into the sea off Ceuta. Rescuers arrived on site 30 minutes later. Some debris were found 10 km south of Punta del Carnero. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
Eugenio Gross Huertas, captain,
Ruperto González Fernández, radio operator,
José Chacón Mellado, engineer.
Passengers:
Antonio Bazán Martínez,
Manuel Romero Picornell,
Agustín Calvo Bronte,
Juan José Suárez Maguregui,
Juan Carlos Brelezmann Isberner,
Henry Charles.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident remains unknown. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were poor with low clouds and storms. It was also reported that the airplane may have been shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Bernard 191GR in Saint-Amant-de-Bonnieure: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
F-AJCP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Paris - Seville
MSN:
01
YOM:
1929
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport on a flight to Seville, Spain, to take part to a raid from Seville to New York, carrying two Spanish passengers and the pilot Louis Coudouret. En route, he was informed that the Spanish Air Ministry did not granted the permission to perform the flight to New York and was forced to return to Paris. Flying over the region of Angouleme, at a height of 500 metres, the engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in an open field located in Saint-Amant-de-Bonnieure, about 25 km northeast of Angoulême. While both passengers were unhurt, the pilot was seriously injured and died from his injuries few hours later. With the construction number one (MSN 1), this aircraft was the first of a series of three and was named 'France'.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 in Villa del Río

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
M-CAAD
Flight Phase:
Schedule:
Madrid - Seville
MSN:
737
YOM:
1924
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant fate unknown.