Crash of a Douglas R5D-3 near Jérez del Marquesado
Date & Time:
Mar 8, 1960
Operator:
Registration:
56521
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Naples - Rota
MSN:
10835
YOM:
1945
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the four engine aircraft belly landed in a rocky area located in the Sierra Nevada, about 12 km from Jérez del Marquesado, Andalusia. All 24 occupants were rescued while the aircraft named 'Ciudad de Madrid' was damaged beyond repair.
