Madrid runway disaster
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The Madrid runway disaster was on 7 December 1983 when a departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 at Madrid-Barajas Airport, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew.
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Accident | |
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Date | 7 December 1983 |
Summary | Runway incursion due to inadequate signs and markings |
Site | Madrid–Barajas Airport 40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W |
Total fatalities | 93 |
Total injuries | 30 (all on the Boeing 727)[1] |
Total survivors | 42 |
First aircraft | |
EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, seen at London Heathrow Airport, in 1981 | |
Type | Boeing 727-256 |
Name | Jumila |
Operator | Iberia |
IATA flight No. | IB350 |
ICAO flight No. | IBE350 |
Call sign | IBERIA 350 |
Registration | EC-CFJ |
Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport |
Destination | Roma–Fiumicino Airport |
Occupants | 93 |
Passengers | 84 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 51 |
Injuries | 30[1] |
Survivors | 42 |
Second aircraft | |
EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, seen at Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport, in 1980 | |
Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
Name | Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
Operator | Aviaco |
IATA flight No. | AO134 |
ICAO flight No. | AYC134 |
Call sign | AVIACO 134 |
Registration | EC-CGS |
Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport |
Destination | Santander Airport |
Occupants | 42 |
Passengers | 37 |
Crew | 5 |
Fatalities | 42 |
Survivors | 0 |
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