Spanair Flight 5022
2008 aviation accident in SpainSpanair Flight 5022 was a passenger flight from Barcelona, Spain to Gran Canaria via Madrid. On 20 August 2008 the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating this route crashed after take-off from runway 36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. All 6 crew members and 148 of 166 passengers aboard were killed.
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