Crash of a Douglas C-124C Globemaster II on Mt Mulhacén: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1966
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Operator:
Registration:
52-0980
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Morón – Murcia-San Javier
MSN:
43889
YOM:
1952
Location:
Mt Mulhacén
Andalusia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
On a flight from Morón AFB to Murcia-San Javier AFB, while in cruising altitude, the four engine aircraft struck the slope of Mt Mulhacén (3,478 meters high) located in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. All eight crew members were killed.

Crash of a Casa 352 near Murcia: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 29, 1952
Type of aircraft:
Casa 352
Operator:
Registration:
T.2-138
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Murcia - Murcia
MSN:
29
Location:
Murcia-San Javier
Region of Murcia
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight out from Murcia-San Javier AFB. In unknown circumstances, the three engine aircraft crashed in a field located between Los Alcázares and El Carmoli, about 7 km southwest of the airbase. Three crew members were killed while five others were injured.

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.
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