Madrid Runway Disaster

Madrid Runway Disaster

The Aircraft Data

First Aircraft	Second Aircraft
Iberia Boeing 727 EC-CFJ[1]	Aviaco McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 EC-CGS[2]
Iberia	Aviaco
84 people on board[1]	42 people on board[2]

The Accident

At Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) on 7 December 1983 during take-off in poor visibility, Iberia Boeing 727 EC-CFJ, operating Iberia Flight 350 (outbound for Rome-Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF)),^[1] struck Aviaco DC9 EC-CGS, operating Aviaco Flight 134 (outbound for Santander Airport (SDR/LEXJ)),^[2] on the runway, causing the death of one crew member and 50 passengers on the Boeing 727 and all 42 persons on board the DC-9.^[2] Among those killed in the DC-9 was Fanny Cano, a famous Mexican actress.

Investigation

Investigators found out that the Boeing 727 and DC-9 had collided due to the poor visibility at the airport, as well as inadequate signs and markings, which lead to the DC-9 enterring the runway without clearance as the Boeing 727 was taking off.^[1]

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  A Aviaco DC-9 similar to the one in the crash

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  Nose of a Iberia aircraft

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831207-0
2. ^ ^{a b c d} http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831207-1