Crash of an Antonov AN-32P in Banyeres de Mariola: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 6, 1994
Registration:
UR-48018
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Valencia - Valencia
MSN:
003
YOM:
1983
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Aircraft flight hours:
831
Aircraft flight cycles:
1102
Circumstances:
Operated by Heliservicio on behalf of the Civil Security of Spain, the aircraft was leased from Antonov Design Bureau. That day, the crew was engaged in a fire fighting mission in the region of Banyeres de Mariola, in the Sierra de Mariola, about 90 km south of Valencia. The crew approached the fire zone at a too low altitude, dropped the water load too late, causing the aircraft to stall while trying to 'hop' over a mountain. The aircraft struck the ground and crashed some 10 metres below the summit. A crew member was seriously injured while five other occupants were killed.
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