Andalusia | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The three engine aircraft left Armilla AFB in Grenada at 0730LT bound for Palma de Majorca. Few minutes later, the crew informed ground about an engine failure and elected to return when the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located in La Peza, about 35 km northeast of Grenada. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Casa 2.111 in Villarrubia

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1952

Type of aircraft:

Casa 2.111

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Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Córdoba - Córdoba

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The crew was performing a local training flight out from Córdoba Airport when an engine failed. The pilot-in-command completed an emergency landing in a field located in Villarrubia, about 5 km from the airfield. All five crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Casa 352 in Morón AFB: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1951

Type of aircraft:

Casa 352

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T.2-114

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Crashed shortly after takeoff from Morón AFB, killing all eight crew members.

Crash of a Casa 352 near Antequera: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1950

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Casa 352

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Flight

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Military

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Sierra Torcal, south of Antequera. All five crew members were killed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax Met.6 in La Línea de la Concepción: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII

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Registration:

RG850

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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La Línea de la Concepción

Andalusia

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Spain

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Europe

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On approach to Gibraltar Airport, one of the left engine failed. The captain elected to make a go around when control was lost. The aircraft stalled and crashed in La Línea de la Concepción, north of the airport. Five crew members were killed while two others, among them the pilot, were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Siebel Si-204A-1 in Hinojosa del Duque

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1948 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Siebel Si-204

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Registration:

EC-ACM

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Sevilla – Madrid

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111324

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En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing in Hinojosa del Duque. The aircraft crash landed in a field and came to rest in flames. All ten occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Crash of a Bristol 170 Freighter 21E in Los Barrios: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1948

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 170 Freighter

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F-BENG

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Cargo

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Mountains

Schedule:

Bordeaux – Gibraltar – Casablanca

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12812

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1947

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Gibraltar, while climbing to an altitude of 2,500 to 3,000 feet, the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in Los Barrios, northwest of Algeciras. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. They were performing a cargo flight from Bordeaux to Casablanca with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. The aircraft was carrying a load of four tons of various goods.

Probable cause:

The published procedure for a departure from runway 27 at Gibraltar Airport states that crews have to make a turn to the left after takeoff in order to avoid the mountains near Algeciras. For unknown reason, the crew continued a straight in climb out after lift off, causing the aircraft to hit the mountain.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina near Algeciras: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1943

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

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FP214

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Following an uneventful maritime patrol flight, the seaplane was flying by night over the land in south of Spain when it hit a mountain slope located near Puerto el Cabrito, between Tarifa and Algeciras. Eight crew members were killed while two others were rescued.
Crew (202nd Squadron):
F/Sgt Harold Sterling Brown 9.