Estado: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Fecha: | miércoles 29 abril 1959 |
Hora: | 16:00 |
Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
Operador: | Iberia |
Registración: | EC-ABC |
Numéro de série: | 19334 |
Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 3 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 25 / Ocupantes: 25 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 28 / Ocupantes: 28 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Sierra de Valdemeca ( España)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), España |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), España |
Descripción: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."
Fuentes:
» ICAO Accident Digest Circular 62-AN/57 (116)
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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 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.