ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) EC-ABK Gandesa
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Date:Thursday 23 December 1948
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Operator:Iberia
Registration: EC-ABK
MSN: 4256
First flight: 1942
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Total:Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Gandesa (   Spain)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain
Destination airport:Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain
Narrative:
Crashed into the Pandols Mountain in low overcast conditions.

Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain

Sources:
» La Vanguardia


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Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Barcelona-El Prat Airport as the crow flies is 479 km (300 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 2703rd loss
  • 907th fatal accident
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