Aragon | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was engaged in the exercise 'ECCAragon2019' organized by the Aerial Evacuation Unit of the Air Force and was carrying six passengers and a crew of four on behalf of the 35th Aerial Unit based at Getafe AFB. Upon touchdown on runway 27 (850 meters long), the airplane bounced twice then landed firmly. It veered to the right and struck the concrete taxiway passing to the north apron. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran, struck trees and came to rest in a wooded area. All 10 occupants were slightly injured and evacuated.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Borja: 18 killed

Date & Time: Feb 28, 1984 at 1930 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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68-10944

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Ramstein - Zaragoza

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4324

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1969

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Inbound from Ramstein AFB, Germany, the four engine airplane was descending to Zaragoza Airport, carrying nine passengers and nine crew members, among them a high ranking officer from the Spanish Air Force. Arriving in the Spanish Airspace, the crew was supposed to take part to a joined exercise with the Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force). While cruising at an altitude of 2,200 feet in marginal weather conditions with flaps down at 50° and at a speed of 250 km/h, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de Moncayo, west of Borja. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 18 occupants were killed. At the time of the accident, the visibility was estimated to 6 km with a ceiling at 1,200 feet.

Probable cause:

It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Casa 352 in the Sierra de Javalambre: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1957

Type of aircraft:

Casa 352

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T.2B-271

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Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Valencia – Madrid

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162

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Crashed into the Sierra de Javalambre, killing all eight crew members.

Crash of a Casa 352 in Zaragoza: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1956

Type of aircraft:

Casa 352

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T.2B-215

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Madrid – Valladolid – Soria – Zaragoza

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106

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The aircraft left Madrid-Getafe on a routine flight to Zaragoza with intermediate stops at Valladolid-Villanubla Airport and Soria. While approaching Zaragoza-Valenzuela Airport by night (evening), the three engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances few km from the airfield. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt D. Carlos Escat Fajardo,
Lt D. Carlos Amat Fernandez,
Br. D. Jaime Pérez, pilot,
Sgt Sr. Navarro, radio operator,
Cpl Sr. Cerezo,
Sr. Cañada,
Sr. Sanjuán.

Crash of a Miles M.57 Aerovan IV in Alcañiz: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1954

Type of aircraft:

Miles M.57 Aerovan

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EC-ABA

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Aerial photography

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Madrid – Alcañiz

MSN:

6392

YOM:

1946

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While descending to Alcañiz, an engine failed. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field and hit an obstacle before coming to rest. A passenger was killed while three other occupants were injured. They were conducting an aerial photography mission from Madrid.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Zaragoza: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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25-78

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Flight

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Military

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Yes

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances at Sanjurjo Airport in Zaragoza and was destroyed. All three crew members were injured. One of them died from injuries sustained on March 6.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111E in Zaragoza: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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25-75

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Flight

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Military

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Yes

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Crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km from the Sanjurjo Airport in Zaragoza. A crew was killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Fokker F7b/3m in Jaca

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1938

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Fokker F7

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20-3

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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1936

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The three engine aircraft named 'Abuelo' was shot down and crashed near Jaca. Occupant fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Shot down.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Sariñena

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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22-61

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While cruising at night, the three engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire. The seven occupants bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Sariñena. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were uninjured.
Crew:
José L. Muntadas S.Prim,
Vsevolod Marchenko,
Abelardo Carazo Calleja,
Sgt Romero,
Cpl José Ramón Blanco Lavín,
Cpl Aparicio,
Cpl T. Velasco.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89M Dragon Rapide in Almudévar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1936

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

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22-2

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6311

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The twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Nationalist Air Force Heinkel He.51 and crashed in Almudévar, some 10 km southwest of Huesca, province of Aragon. The pilot Luis Aguilera Cullell was killed while three other crew members were injured.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.