1983 Madrid Airport runway collision

October 2024 <noinclude>Runway collision in 1983 July 2014 1983 Madrid Airport runway collisionIberia Flight 350Aviaco Flight 134 Accident Barajas overview1.jpg Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster, 22 years after the incident. 1983 12 7 y Runway incursion due to inadequate signs and markings Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain 40 28 11 N 3 33 46 W region:ES-M_type:landmark_source:kolossus-eswiki inline,title 93 30Final report of the accident in English http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/E1B8DECA-3E15-4ADA-8760-903046830B83/14257/1983_043_044_A_English.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035544/http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/E1B8DECA-3E15-4ADA-8760-903046830B83/14257/1983_043_044_A_English.pdf 24 September 2015 12 May 2020 42 Iberia Boeing 727-256 EC-CFJ at Athens Hellinikon (Athens Ellinikon) International Airport, 11 April 1982.jpg EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, seen in 1982 Boeing 727-256 Jumilla Iberia IB350 IBE350 IBERIA 350 EC-CFJ Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy 93 84 9 51 30 42 Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 EC-CGS.jpg EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, seen in 1980 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 Vasco Núñez de Balboa Aviaco AO134 AYC134 AVIACO 134 EC-CGS Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain Santander Airport, Santander, Spain 42 37 5 42 0 The 1983 Madrid Airport runway collision occurred on 7December 1983 when a departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 at Madrid-Barajas Airport, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew. The cause of the collision was blamed on inadequate signage and taxi markings.2021-04-05 DC93 / B722, Madrid Spain, 1983 SKYbrary Aviation Safety https://skybrary.aero/accidents-and-incidents/dc93-b722-madrid-spain-1983 2025-05-04 skybrary.aero SKYbrary Aviation Safety Among the victims were Mexican actress Fanny Cano, Spanish philosopher José María Cagigal (both aboard the Iberia 727), and South African pianist Marc Raubenheimer (aboard the Aviaco DC-9).2013-12-07 30 años de la pérdida de José Mª Cagigal en el siniestro de Barajas y del que se libró Ballesteros 30 years after the loss of José Mª Cagigal in the Barajas incident and from which Ballesteros was spared https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20131207/hemeroteca/30-anos-de-la-perdida-de-jose-m-cagigal-en-el-siniestro-de-barajas-y-del-que-se-libro-ballesteros_54395253650.html 10 January 2020 Mundo Deportivo es Tal día como hoy de 1983, el aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas registraba su accidente más mortal hasta el momento, con un total de 93 muertos. La desgracia quiso que entre esas vítimas se encontrase José María Cagigal y dos colaboradores. On this day, as of 1983, the Madrid-Barajas airport recorded its deadliest accident so far, with a total of 93 dead. Misfortune wanted José María Cagigal and two collaborators to be among those victims. Background Aircraft Flight 350 The aircraft operating as Iberia Flight 350, manufactured by Boeing in 1974, was a 9-year-old Boeing 727-256 registered as EC-CFJ with serial number 20820 and line number 1019. It was equipped with three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 engines and logged a total of 21,525 total airframe hours in 19,936 takeoff and landing cycles.Crash of a Boeing 727-200 in Madrid: 51 killed Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-boeing-727-200-madrid-51-killed 2025-05-15 www.baaa-acro.com Flight 134 The aircraft operating as Aviaco Flight 134, was an 8-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 registered as EC-CGS manufactured by McDonnell Douglas in 1975, with serial number 47645 and line number 770. It was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A engines and had logged a total of 20,078 airframe hours in 17,909 takeoff and landing cycles.Crash of a Douglas DC-9-32 in Madrid: 42 killed Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-douglas-dc-9-32-madrid-42-killed 2025-05-15 www.baaa-acro.com Crew Flight 350 In command was Captain Carlos Lopez Barranco, aged 43, who had 8,860 flight hours as a pilot, with 1,919 hours on the 727. His co-pilot was First Officer Juan José Ochoa, aged 41, with 3,474 flight hours, 2,840 of which were on the 727. They were accompanied by flight engineer Luis Luengo, 37, who had 7,211 flight hours of experience. Flight 134 In command was Captain Augusto Almoguera, aged 54, who had accumulated 13,442 flight hours of experience, 6,600 on the DC-9. Captain Almoguera knew Captain Lopez Barranco, who had been his instructor in air training courses at the Jerez de la Frontera Base. He was accompanied by the first officer and co-pilot José María Gibernau, 39, with 10,322 flight hours, 3,655 of which were on the DC-9. Accident On 7 December 1983, a Boeing 727 of Iberia (Spain's state airline) registered EC-CFJ, operating Iberia Flight 350, a scheduled flight to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport, was cleared for take-off from Madrid-Barajas Airport's Runway 01 in conditions of thick fog.Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 727-256 EC-CFJ Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831207-0 2020-02-11 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation 17 December 1983 Madrid Cleared? https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%202228.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121231015356/http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1983/1983%20-%202228.html 31 December 2012 17 April 2012 Flight International 1582 At the same time, a DC-9 of Aviaco registered EC-CGS, operating Aviaco Flight 134, was taxiing to the end of the same runway for take-off bound for Santander Airport.Ranter Harro ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 EC-CGS Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831207-1 2020-02-11 Aviation Safety Network Flight Safety Foundation As the Boeing 727 rolled along the runway, the crew of the DC-9 accidentally made a wrong turn in the fog and taxied their aircraft onto the runway, into the path of the 727. The crew of the 727 saw the DC-9 and attempted to avoid the collision by rotating their aircraft for lift-off; however, the 727 had not reached flying speed and its rear fuselage struck the DC-9. Victims 300 Fanny Cano en publicidad española de 1965.jpg Cagigal (cropped).jpg Mexican actress Fanny Cano and Spanish philosopher José María Cagigal were among the victims of the accident Both aircraft caught fire and were destroyed; all 42 people on board the DC-9 were killed, while 51 (50 passengers, one crew member) of the 93 on board the Boeing 727 were killed. Notable fatalities from the disaster included Fanny Cano, José María Cagigal, and Marc Raubenheimer.1983-12-08 Madrid airport crash death toll set at 92 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AXZkAAAAIBAJ&pg=2630,4174499&dq=madrid+runway+collision+92&hl=en 2020-02-11 The Calgary Herald Google News Reuters Investigation After the accident, an investigation was immediately started, which lasted more than a year. Investigators found that the DC-9 had inadvertently taxied onto the active runway due to poor visibility at the airport, as well as inadequate signs and markings, which led to the DC-9 entering the runway without clearance, unknowingly, while the Boeing 727 was attempting to take off. See also Spain Aviation 1980s 1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision, another fatal runway incursion, involving the same type of aircraft, under almost identical circumstances. 1983 Anchorage runway collision, another December 1983 runway collision involving incorrect taxiing in dense fog. 2001 Linate Airport runway collision, a runway collision in Italy killing 118 people and also involving incorrect taxiing in dense fog. Tenerife airport disaster, another collision of two airliners at a Spanish airport in fog and the worst aircraft accident in history in terms of loss-of-life, with 583 lives lost. References External links Final report (Archive) Final report (Archive) es Iberia Flight 350 at AirDisaster.com (Archive) Aviaco Flight 134 at AirDisaster.com (Archive) Category:1983 disasters in Spain Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1983 Category:Runway incursions Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving fog Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Spain Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 727 Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Category:Iberia (airline) accidents and incidents Category:Aviaco accidents and incidents Category:Madrid–Barajas Airport Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving ground collisions Category:December 1983 in Europe