Jerez de la Frontera – Cartagena

On May 14, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Jerez de la Frontera – Cartagena experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Cartagena Region of Murcia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 87.5%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While descending to Cartagena, the seaplane went out of control and crashed into the sea about 2,5 km offshore. A crew member was rescued while seven others were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration AN.1-4, MSN G-215, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.6004°, -0.9869°.