The Madrid runway disaster was on 7 December 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.

Madrid runway disaster
Iberia Flight 350 · Aviaco Flight 134

Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster.
Accident
Date	7 December 1983
Summary	Runway incursion due to inadequate signs and markings
Site	Madrid–Barajas Airport 40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W
Total fatalities	93
Total injuries	At least 30 (all on the Boeing 727)[1]
Total survivors	42
First aircraft
EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, seen at London Heathrow Airport, in 1981
Type	Boeing 727-256
Name	Jumila
Operator	Iberia
IATA flight No.	IB350
ICAO flight No.	IBE350
Call sign	IBERIA 350
Registration	EC-CFJ
Flight origin	Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
Destination	Roma–Fiumicino Airport (FCO/LIRF)
Occupants	93
Passengers	84
Crew	9
Fatalities	51
Injuries	At least 30[1]
Survivors	42
Second aircraft
EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, seen at Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport, in 1980
Type	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Name	Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Operator	Aviaco
IATA flight No.	AO134
ICAO flight No.	AYC134
Call sign	AVIACO 134
Registration	EC-CGS
Flight origin	Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD)
Destination	Santander Airport (SDR/LEXJ)
Occupants	42
Passengers	37
Crew	5
Fatalities	42
Injuries	0
Survivors	0

Crash

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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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.[3][4] 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.[2][5] Among those killed were Mexican actress Fanny Cano (she was aboard the Iberia 727) and South African pianist Marc Raubenheimer.[6]

Investigation

Investigators found 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 led to the DC-9 entering the runway without clearance as the Boeing 727 was taking off.[2]

See also

• 1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision, another fatal runway incursion involving a Boeing 727 and a DC-9.
• 1983 Anchorage runway collision, another December 1983 runway collision involving incorrect taxiing in dense fog.
• Linate Airport disaster, a runway collision in Italy killing 118 people and also involving incorrect taxiing in dense fog.
• Tenerife airport disaster, another collision of two 747 aircraft 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) (in Spanish)
• Iberia Flight 350 at AirDisaster.com^[Usurped!] (Archive^[Usurped!])
• Aviaco Flight 134 at AirDisaster.com^[Usurped!] (Archive^[Usurped!])

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