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Crash of a Casa 2.111 near Guadarrama: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1977 at 0945 LT
Type of aircraft:
Registration:
G-BFFS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Madrid - Burgos - Bournemouth
MSN:
140
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport in the early morning on a flight to Bournemouth-Hurn, Dorset, with an intermediate stop in Burgos. While flying under VFR mode in adverse weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located near Guadarrama, about 50 km northwest of Cuatro Vientos Airport. The wreckage was found near the Puerto de los Leones Pass and all four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Neil Williams, pilot.
Passengers:
Mrs. Williams,
Joseph Donaghy,
Stephen Parnell.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.