Crash of a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker in Cabanillas del Campo: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 6, 1976
Operator:
Registration:
60-0368
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Madrid
MSN:
18143/482
YOM:
1961
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Aircraft flight hours:
5481
Circumstances:
While descending to Torrejón Airbase by night and limited visibility, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in Cabanillas del Campo, about 22 km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
