Madrid runway disaster
 Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| 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 / 40.46972°N 3.56278°W |
| Total fatalities | 93 |
| Total injuries | At least 30 (all on the Boeing 727)[1] |
| Total survivors | 42 |
| First aircraft | |
 EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, at London in 1981 | |
| Type | Boeing 727-256 |
| Name | Jumila |
| Operator | Iberia |
| Registration | EC-CFJ |
| Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Destination | Roma–Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF) |
| Occupants | 93 |
| Passengers | 84 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 51 |
| Injuries | At least 30[1] |
| Survivors | 42 |
| Second aircraft | |
 EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, at Mulhouse in 1980 | |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Name | Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
| Operator | Aviaco |
| Registration | EC-CGS |
| Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
| Destination | Santander Airport (SDR/LEXJ) |
| Occupants | 42 |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Madrid Runway Disaster occurred on Wednesday, December 7, 1983 (9:50 a.m.) at Madrid-Barajas airport when Iberia Flight 350, a Boeing 727 (registration EC-CFJ) bound for Madrid-Barajas airport Rome-Fiumicino, piloted by Commander Carlos López Barranco, with 93 passengers, collided with Aviaco Flight 134, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (registration EC-CGS) bound for Santander Airport, piloted by Commander Augusto Almoguera Pérez (13,442 flight hours), with 42 people on board.
As the Boeing 727 taxied down runway 01, the DC-9 crew accidentally made a wrong turn in the fog and took their plane onto the runway, into the path of the 727. The 727 crew saw the DC-9 and tried to avoid it. the collision turning their planes to take off; however, the 727 had not reached flying speed and its rear fuselage struck the DC-9. Both aircraft caught fire and were destroyed.
Victims
[change | change source]All 42 people aboard the DC-9 perished (37 passengers and 5 crew members), and 51 of the 93 aboard the Boeing 727 perished (50 passengers and 1 crew member).
Rescue
[change | change source]The rescue continued throughout the day and part of the next. The judge on duty, José Ruiz Ramo, was examining the bodies and certifying the deaths. As many relatives approached the airport and a flood of people collapsed hospitals to donate blood.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Final report of the accident in English" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2020.