Crash of a Casa 2.111 of Palma de Majorca: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1961 at 1940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Casa 2.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Palma de Majorca – Albacete
Location:
Palma de Mallorca
Balearic Islands
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
About ten minutes after takeoff from Palma de Majorca Airport, while climbing by night, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea few km off shore. No trace of the aircraft nor the four crew members was found.

Crash of a Casa 2.111C near Albacete: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Casa 2.111
Operator:
Registration:
B.13-11
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Seville – Albacete
Location:
Albacete
Castile-La Mancha
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
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 Casa 352 in Tobarra: 16 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Casa 352
Operator:
Registration:
T.2-143
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Murcia-San Javier – Albacete
MSN:
34
Location:
Tobarra
Castile-La Mancha
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way from Murcia-San Javier AFB to Albacete with a crew of three and 13 passengers (all of them pilots) to take delivery of two others Casa 352 that should be transferred to the Spanish Air Academy based in San Javier. After it started the descent to Albacete, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 6 km northeast of Tobarra. The wreckage was found about 40 km southeast of Albacete Airport. All 16 occupants were killed. For unknown reason, the crew descended too low.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Albacete: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
Operator:
Alpha Airways
Registration:
G-AKBA
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Albacete - Albacete
MSN:
1303
YOM:
1945
Location:
Albacete
Castile-La Mancha
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight in Albacete. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the four engine aircraft collided with a small private plane. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed near the runway end. All four crew members on board the Halifax and the pilot of the private plane were killed.
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