Country
code
Aragon
Crash of a Casa C-295M in Santa Cilia
Date & Time:
Apr 3, 2019 at 1130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T.21-10
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
S-027
YOM:
2005
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in the exercise 'ECCAragon2019' organized by the Aerial Evacuation Unit of the Air Force and was carrying six passengers and a crew of four on behalf of the 35th Aerial Unit based at Getafe AFB. Upon touchdown on runway 27 (850 meters long), the airplane bounced twice then landed firmly. It veered to the right and struck the concrete taxiway passing to the north apron. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, struck trees and came to rest in a wooded area. All 10 occupants were slightly injured and evacuated.
Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Borja: 18 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 28, 1984 at 1930 LT
Operator:
Registration:
68-10944
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ramstein - Zaragoza
MSN:
4324
YOM:
1969
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
Inbound from Ramstein AFB, Germany, the four engine airplane was descending to Zaragoza Airport, carrying nine passengers and nine crew members, among them a high ranking officer from the Spanish Air Force. Arriving in the Spanish Airspace, the crew was supposed to take part to a joined exercise with the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force). While cruising at an altitude of 2,200 feet in marginal weather conditions with flaps down at 50° and at a speed of 250 km/h, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de Moncayo, west of Borja. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to 6 km with a ceiling at 1,200 feet.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain.
Crash of a Casa 352 in the Sierra de Javalambre: 8 killed
Date & Time:
May 29, 1957
Operator:
Registration:
T.2B-271
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Valencia – Madrid
MSN:
162
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed into the Sierra de Javalambre, killing all eight crew members.
Crash of a Casa 352 in Zaragoza: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 2, 1956
Operator:
Registration:
T.2B-215
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Madrid – Valladolid – Soria – Zaragoza
MSN:
106
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The aircraft left Madrid-Getafe on a routine flight to Zaragoza with intermediate stops at Valladolid-Villanubla Airport and Soria. While approaching Zaragoza-Valenzuela Airport by night (evening), the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few km from the airfield. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt D. Carlos Escat Fajardo,
Lt D. Carlos Amat Fernandez,
Br. D. Jaime Pérez, pilot,
Sgt Sr. Navarro, radio operator,
Cpl Sr. Cerezo,
Sr. Cañada,
Sr. Sanjuán.
Crew:
Lt D. Carlos Escat Fajardo,
Lt D. Carlos Amat Fernandez,
Br. D. Jaime Pérez, pilot,
Sgt Sr. Navarro, radio operator,
Cpl Sr. Cerezo,
Sr. Cañada,
Sr. Sanjuán.
Crash of a Miles M.57 Aerovan IV in Alcañiz: 1 killed
Date & Time:
May 11, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
EC-ABA
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Madrid – Alcañiz
MSN:
6392
YOM:
1946
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While descending to Alcañiz, an engine failed. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field and hit an obstacle before coming to rest. A passenger was killed while three other occupants were injured. They were conducting an aerial photography mission from Madrid.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
