Accident
Last updated: 26 May 2013
Status:
Datum:14 APR 1958
Zeit:20:07 UTC
Flugzeugtyp:de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2D
Fluggesellschaft:Aviaco
Kennzeichen: EC-ANJ
Werknummer: 14113
Baujahr: 1957
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 14
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 16 / Insassen: 16
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:S off Barcelona (Spanien)
Flugphase: Annäherung (APR)
Betriebsart:Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug
Flug von:Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ/LEZG), Spanien
Flug nach:Barcelona Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spanien
Unfallbericht:
The Aviaco flight departed Zaragoza at 19:19 for a flight to Barcelona. At 20:06 the aircraft reported on a wide base leg and asked visibility data. Another aircraft (EC-AEJ) was ready for departure from Barcelona at that moment, but takeoff permission had been refused. When the Aviaco Heron reported 5 minutes away, the EC-AEJ aircraft was cleared for takeoff. Shortly thereafter both planes were flying at 150m altitude on intersecting tracks. The Heron was forced to take a sudden avoidance manoeuvre and lost control. The plane crashed into the sea.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The fact that EC-AEJ was permitted to takeoff without the exact position of EC-ANJ being known. During avoidance action taken by EC-ANJ, loss of control occurred, and the aircraft fell into the sea."

Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (23-25)

Fotos
No Photo Available

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Zaragoza Airport to Barcelona Airport as the crow flies is 261 km (163 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
languages: English Français Nederlands Deutsch Espanol

Share
Share

DH-114 Heron

  • 8th loss
  • 149 built
  • worst accident (Zu diesem Zeitpunkt)
  • 3rd worst accident (Momentan)
safety profile

 Spanien
  • 6th worst accident (Zu diesem Zeitpunkt)
  • 29th worst accident (Momentan)
»safety profile