Spantax Flight 995 · Málaga-Costa del Sol
On September 13, 1982, Spantax Flight 995 (Málaga-Costa del Sol). 50 people died.
- Date
- September 13, 1982
- Place
- Málaga-Costa del Sol
- Operator
- Spantax
- Killed
- 50
- Injured
- 110
- Position
- 36.663°N, 4.484°W
- Wikidata ID
- Q2239140
From Wikipedia
Spantax Flight 995 was an international charter flight from Madrid–Barajas Airport to New York via Málaga Airport. On 13 September 1982, when the DC-10 aircraft was rolling for take-off from Malaga, the pilot felt a strong and worsening vibration and aborted the take-off. The aircraft was unable to stop in the runway available and overran the runway, hitting numerous structures, crossing the nearby highway, collided with several vehicles before bursting into flames. A total of 50 people were killed in the accident.
Spanish investigators concluded that the crash was mainly caused by a faulty tire. A failure on one of the tires' treads created worsening vibration on the aircraft during the take-off roll. The crew decided to abort the take-off but due to the aircraft's speed at the time and the lack of remaining runway length, the aircraft eventually overran the runway and crashed. The decision to abort the take-off, however, was deemed as reasonable.
Text from Wikipedia, “Spantax Flight 995”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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