Madrid runway disaster

The Madrid runway disaster was the collision on 7 December 1983 of two aircraft on the ground at Madrid–Barajas Airport. A departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew.

Madrid runway disaster
Iberia Flight 350 · Aviaco Flight 134
Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster.
Accident
Date7 December 1983
SummaryRunway incursion due to inadequate signs and markings
SiteMadrid–Barajas Airport
40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W
Total fatalities93
Total injuriesAt least 30 (all on the Boeing 727)[1]
Total survivors42
First aircraft

EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, at London in 1981
TypeBoeing 727-256
NameJumila
OperatorIberia
RegistrationEC-CFJ
Flight originMadrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
DestinationRoma–Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF)
Occupants93
Passengers84
Crew9
Fatalities51
InjuriesAt least 30 [1]
Survivors42
Second aircraft

EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, at Mulhouse in 1980
TypeMcDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
NameVasco Núñez de Balboa
OperatorAviaco
RegistrationEC-CGS
Flight originMadrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
DestinationSantander Airport (SDR/LEXJ)
Occupants42
Passengers37
Crew5
Fatalities42
Survivors0

Crash

On 7 December 1983, a Boeing 727 of Iberia (Spain's state airline) registered EC-CFJ, operating Iberia Flight 350, a scheduled flight to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, was cleared for take-off from Madrid-Barajas Airport's Runway 01 in conditions of thick fog.[2][3] At the same time, a DC-9 of Aviaco registered EC-CGS, operating Aviaco Flight 134, was taxiing to the end of the same runway for take-off bound for Santander Airport.[4] As the Boeing 727 rolled along the runway, the crew of the DC-9 accidentally made a wrong turn in the fog and taxied their aircraft onto the runway, into the path of the 727. The crew of the 727 saw the DC-9 and attempted to avoid the collision by rotating their aircraft for lift-off, however the 727 had not reached flying speed and its rear fuselage struck the DC-9.[3][4] Both aircraft caught fire and were destroyed; all 42 people on board the DC-9 were killed, while 51 (50 passengers, one crew member) of the 93 on board the Boeing 727 were killed.[2][5] Among those killed in the DC-9 were Mexican actress Fanny Cano, South African pianist Marc Raubenheimer and Spanish sports philosopher José María Cagigal.[6]

Investigation

Investigators found that the Boeing 727 and DC-9 had collided due to the poor visibility at the airport, as well as inadequate signs and markings, which led to the DC-9 entering the runway without clearance as the Boeing 727 was taking off.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Final report of the accident in English" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-256 EC-CFJ Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "Madrid Cleared?", Flight International, 17 December 1983, p. 1582 (online archive version), retrieved 17 April 2012
  4. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 EC-CGS Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. "Madrid airport crash death toll set at 92". news.google.com. The Calgary Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. "30 años de la pérdida de José Mª Cagigal en el siniestro de Barajas y del que se libró Ballesteros" [30 years after the loss of José Mª Cagigal in the Barajas incident and from which Ballesteros was spared]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 January 2020. Tal día como hoy de 1983, el aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas registraba su accidente más mortal hasta el momento, con un total de 93 muertos. La desgracia quiso que entre esas vítimas se encontrase José María Cagigal y dos colaboradores. [English: On this day, as of 1983, the Madrid-Barajas airport recorded its deadliest accident so far, with a total of 93 dead. Misfortune wanted José María Cagigal and two collaborators to be among those victims.]
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