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Crash of a Casa 212-A1 Aviocar 100 in Valladolid: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1998
Type of aircraft:
Casa 212 Aviocar
Operator:
Registration:
XT.12B-2
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Madrid - Valladolid
MSN:
002
YOM:
1971
Location:
Valladolid-Villanubla
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Madrid-Torrejón AFB on a training flight to Valladolid-Villanubla Airport. While descending to Valladolid Airport, the twin engine aircraft struck the slope of a hill located near La Cistérniga, about 20 km southeast of Villanubla Airport. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Casa 212-S1 Aviocar 100 near Navafría: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1998 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Casa 212 Aviocar
Operator:
Registration:
D.3B-9
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
297
YOM:
1983
Location:
Navafría
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While completing a training flight, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a snow covered and wooded area located in the Los Hoyos Mountain Range. The wreckage was found near Navafría and all five occupants were killed.

Crash of a Beechcraft C90 King Air in Salamanca

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1980
Type of aircraft:
Beechcraft 90 King Air
Operator:
Registration:
EC-CHB
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
LJ-623
YOM:
1974
Location:
Salamanca-Matacán AFB
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Salamanca-Matacán AFB while completing a local training mission. There were no casualties.

Crash of a SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc on Mt Mujer Muerta: 21 killed

Date & Time: Dec 4, 1958 at 1715 LT
Type of aircraft:
SNCASE SE.161 Languedoc
Operator:
Registration:
EC-ANR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Vigo – Madrid
MSN:
28
YOM:
1946
Location:
Mt Mujer Muerta
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
The aircraft took off from Vigo airport at 1540 hours on a scheduled flight to Madrid, with a crew of 5 and 16 passengers on board. The flight was cleared IFR for cruising level 95. At 1605 the flight advised Madrid D. F. station that it had overflown Guinzo de Lirnia at 1600, in cloud, and estimated the Salamanca JW radio beacon at 1650. At 1654 the aircraft advised Madrid D. F. station that it had overflown Salamanca at 1650 at level 95 and estimated Madrid at 1730, also that its VHF equipment was out of order, and it was, therefore, requesting Barajas Tower to stand by on 3 023. 5 kc/s. At 1710 Madrid control cleared the aircraft to proceed directly to Barajas radio range, maintaining flight level 95. At 1715 Madrid control authorized the aircraft to switch over to 3 023. 5 kc /s and to establish contact with Barajas Tower on that frequency. This was the last communication with the aircraft. Between 1715 and 1720 the aircraft crashed and burst into flames on the peak of "La Rodilla de la Mujer Muerta" which is 1,999 metres, approximately 800m lower than flight level 95. All aboard were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
The above leads to the conclusion that if the accident was due to meteorological factors, icing would have been the factor most directly responsible. It is assumed that during its flight through innocuous stratiform clouds, the aircraft may have encountered a cumulus congestus where sudden severe icing occurred. The following may have taken place:
a) a sudden change in the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft may have caused stalling without giving the captain time to initiate recovery action,
b) the aircraft may have lost height rapidly, down to a level where the downdrafts over the lee slope swept it into a lower zone of erratic turbulence that sent it out of control,
c) when icing occurred, the captain may, in the belief he had already passed the mountain divide, have decided to fly below the freezing level which, as he knew, was to be found at about 2 200 metres. It is possible that in assumptions (a) and (b) turbulence within the cumuli may have been a contributing factor. Under severe icing conditions, the mechanical de-icing equipment is practically inoperative. About 40 minutes before the accident, the mountain divide was over- flown, also at level 95, by a scheduled Santiago-Madrid flight. This aircraft found nothing unusual to report, since light icing and turbulence are the normal accompaniments of winter weather in a low pressure area. This fact however, in no way precludes the possibility that shortly thereafter conditions of severe icing may have prevailed.
Final Report:

Crash of a Casa 352 in La Granja: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1955
Type of aircraft:
Casa 352
Operator:
Registration:
T.2B-147
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
38
Location:
Segovia
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in La Granja, near Segovia. A crewman was rescued while four other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Casa 2.111 in Valladolid

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1954
Type of aircraft:
Casa 2.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Valladolid - Valladolid
Location:
Valladolid-Villanubla
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Valladolid-Villanubla Airport when an engine failed. The pilot-in-command elected to make an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in flames in a field located four km from the airport. All six crew members were able to evacuate the cabin and were injured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas C-54B-15-DO Skymaster near Pedro Bernardo: 11 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Aerovías Cubanas Internacionales
Registration:
N44567
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Havana – Hamilton – Ponta Delgada – Lisbon – Madrid
MSN:
18386
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pedro Bernardo
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
While flying in poor weather conditions about 100 km west of Madrid, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de Gredos, near the village of Pedro Bernardo. The aircraft christened 'Ruta de Colón' was destroyed and all 11 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Casa 352 in Huerta: 10 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Casa 352
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Salamanca-Matacán AFB
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
On final approach to Salamanca-Matacán AFB in foggy conditions, the aircraft crashed in a field located in Huerta, some 2 km northeast of the airbase. All 10 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Casa 352 in León: 12 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Casa 352
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
León
Castile and León
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
During initial climb, the three engine aircraft caught fire and crashed in flames. All 12 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.290A-7 near León: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 31, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.290
Operator:
Registration:
9V+LK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
187
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching León from the north, the four engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located about 65 km north of León. All four crew members were killed.
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