ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 EC-CGS Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Wednesday 7 December 1983
Time:09:39
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC93 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Operator:Aviaco
Registration: EC-CGS
MSN: 47645/770
First flight: 1975
Total airframe hrs:20078
Cycles:17909
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 37
Total:Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 42
Collision casualties:Fatalities: 51
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) (   Spain)
Phase: Taxi (TXI)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain
Destination airport:Santander Airport (SDR/LEXJ), Spain
Flightnumber: 134
Narrative:
Aviaco DC-9 EC-CGS taxied out for takeoff in heavy fog (approx. 300 m visibility) for a flight to Santander. The aircraft inadvertently taxied onto the active runway 01. At that exact same moment an Iberia Boeing 727 (EC-CFJ) was taking off and was at or near the V1 speed when the crew noticed the DC-9 in front of them. They unsuccessfully tried to take evasive action; The 727's left wing and left main gear were torn off in the collision. Both aircraft caught fire and burned out.

Probable Cause:

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The unknown incursion of DC-9 on the runway 01/19, when the B727 was on take-off roll. The DC-9 was on the active runway because visibility conditions due to fog by the zone where the aircraft was taxiing, impeded to the crew obtain sufficient visual references to determine that that was not the correct run that they should realize to reach the threshold of runway 01."

Classification:
Runway incursion
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Aviation Disasters / D. Gero (p. 179)


Photos

photo of DC-9-32-EC-CGS
accident date: 07-12-1983
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
registration: EC-CGS
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Santander Airport as the crow flies is 325 km (203 miles).

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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