Llanes – Santander

On September 4, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Llanes – Santander experienced a crash involving Miles M.57 Aerovan, operated by Aerotechnica de Espana, with the event recorded near Novales Cantabria.

The flight was categorized as aerial photography and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Santander following an aerial photography mission, the twin engine aircraft crashed on a hilly terrain near Novales. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-ACQ, MSN 6394, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3786°, -4.1814°.