Narrative:
The DC-3 departed Barcelona at 14:18 GMT for a flight to Madrid. A severe storm over Calamocha forced the crew to fly another course. Shortly after having been in contact with Calamocha, the plane crashed on the east slope of the Sierra de Valdemeca, some 60 m from the top of Telegraph Hill.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Due to unfavourable weather conditions it was necessary to deviate from the planned route."
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 29 April 1959 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-ABC |
| MSN: | 19334 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 25 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 28 / Occupants: 28 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sierra de Valdemeca ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
| Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
The DC-3 departed Barcelona at 14:18 GMT for a flight to Madrid. A severe storm over Calamocha forced the crew to fly another course. Shortly after having been in contact with Calamocha, the plane crashed on the east slope of the Sierra de Valdemeca, some 60 m from the top of Telegraph Hill.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Due to unfavourable weather conditions it was necessary to deviate from the planned route."
Sources:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (116)Photos
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Distance from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Barcelona-El Prat Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.
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