Murcia - Murcia

On June 8, 1965 at 12:00 AM, Murcia - Murcia experienced a crash involving Casa 352, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Murcia-Alcantarilla AFB Region of Murcia.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 27.3%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The aircraft was engaged in a local training mission at Murcia-Alcantarilla, carrying nine paratroopers and two pilots. While cruising in the vicinity of the airbase in a formation of nine Casa 352, the airplane collided in unclear circumstances with a second airplane registered T.2B-230 and also carrying nine paratroopers and two pilots. Following the collision, both aircraft went out of control and dove into the ground. During the descent, eight skydivers on board T.2B-229 were able to bail out before the airplane crashed in a field. All three others occupants as well as all 11 occupants on board the second aircraft were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration T.2B-229, MSN 120.