Spanair Flight 5022
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| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 August 2008 |
| Summary | Unknown |
| Site | Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°29′3″N 003°34′00″W / 40.48417°N 3.56667°W |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Operator | Spanair |
| Registration | EC-HFP[1] |
| Flight origin | Barajas International Airport |
| Destination | Las Palmas Airport |
| Passengers | 164 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 140+ |
| Injuries | ~27 |
| Survivors | ~27 |
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Spanair Flight JK 5022 of the SAS Group, registration EC-HFP,[1] was a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 flight from Barajas Airport in Madrid to Gran Canaria Airport in the Canary Islands, Spain, on 20 August 2008. The flight crashed immediately after takeoff from runway 36L of Barajas Airport at 14:45 CEST[2] (12:45 UTC) becoming the first deadly accident in Spanair history, and the 56th accident involving the MD-80.
Crash
Initial reports stated that the aircraft, which was carrying 164 passengers and 9 crew members according to latest Spanair official notice, experienced a fire in its left engine. Having been unable to gain altitude, it crashed in the vicinity of the runway then broke up into at least two parts and was engulfed by the subsequent explosion. El País reported that the plane had previously attempted and aborted its take off. After maintenance on the ground, further take-off roll was attempted, during which the incident occured.[3]
The flight was also a codeshare operated on behalf of Lufthansa as LH 2554.[4] Seven passengers with Lufthansa tickets had reservations onboard.[5]
Casualties
According to official reports, 27 survivors were found in the wreckage, and taken to area hospitals; one of them, a two-year-old girl, died on the way to hospital. Nineteen of the survivors are in critical conditions.[6][7][8][9][10] The rest are thought to have died in the crash or immediately after in the fire, but fire crews have not yet recovered all the bodies from the airplane.[11]
Initial reports of casualties are mixed. Most sources report that at least 100 people died in the flight and some report that as many as 149 were killed. The Associated Press reports that a Spanish emergency rescue official claimed as little as 23 passengers survived the crash.[12][13][14] The rest are supposed to have died either in the crash or immediately after in the violent fire.[15][16][17][18][19]
Airport history
There were deadly accidents at Barajas Airport in 1983. On 27 November 1983, Avianca Flight 011 crashed while attempting to land, killing 181 passengers and crew.[20] On 7 December 1983, an Aviaco DC-9 landed at the same time as an Iberia Airlines Boeing 727. The aircraft collided with each other on the tarmac resulting in 85 deaths.[21]
See also
References
- ^ a b Simon Hradecky (2008-08-20). "Crash: Spanair MD-82 at Madrid on Aug 20th 2008, went off runway during takeoff".
- ^ [1] Spanair web's latest official notice
- ^ BBC News article Retrieved 20th August 2008
- ^ Spanair Press release Spanair Press release Retrieved 16:42 GMT 20th August 2008
- ^ Spanair flight JK 5022 Lufthansa Press Release, Retrieved 20th August 2008, 18:24 UTC
- ^ http://avherald.com/h?article=40b73189&opt=512
- ^ AV Herald News article Retrieved 20th August 2008
- ^ BBC News article Retrieved 20th August 2008
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ 150 dead in Madrid plane crash, timesonline.uk
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/21/world/europe/21madrid.html?ref=world
- ^ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iZGjqoRsHwCookXNzTtwupigxBRAD92M4MS00
- ^ http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/08/20/Spanair_plane_crash_kills_more_than_140/UPI-53011219241083/
- ^ AV Herald News article Retrieved 20th August 2008
- ^ BBC News article Retrieved 20th August 2008
- ^ [4]
- ^ [5]
- ^ Daily Mail
- ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-283B HK-2910 Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Accident Database Synopsis Accident Synopsis 12071983