Tétouan | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

For undetermined reason, the aircraft landed hard at Tétouan Airport and came to a halt. There were no injuries but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Casa 352 of Martil: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Casa 352

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T.2B-208

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Shortly after its takeoff from Tétouan Airport, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea off Martil. Three crew members were rescued while the radio operator was missing. His body was never recovered.

Crash of a Casa 352 off Tétouan: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1955

Type of aircraft:

Casa 352

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Registration:

T.2B-268

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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159

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Crashed into the sea off Tétouan while flying in foggy conditions. Two crew members were rescued while two others were killed.

Crash of a Douglas DC-1-109 in Malaga

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-1

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Registration:

EC-AAE

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Seville – Malaga – Tétouan

MSN:

1137

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1933

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Shortly after liftoff, while in initial climb, the left engine failed. The captain decided to land immediately. With the landing gear retracted, the aircraft belly landed and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All occupants were escaped with various injuries and the aircraft named 'Manolo Negrón' was damaged beyond repair. The PIC was Rodolfo Bay Wright who later found the private Spanish company Spantax in October 1959.

Probable cause:

Failure of the left engine after takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1939 at 0815 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

Operator:

Registration:

M-CABA

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Site:

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Tetouan – Seville – Alicante

MSN:

5854

YOM:

1938

Location:

Ceuta

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Spain

Region:

Europe

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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.