Jerez de la Frontera – Jerez de la Frontera

On July 1, 1969 at 12:00 AM, Jerez de la Frontera – Jerez de la Frontera experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Alborán Island Andalusia.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

While completing a maritime patrol flight over the Alborán Sea, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the Alborán Island. All seven crew members perished.

Aircraft reference details include registration AN.1-7, MSN G-222, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.9396°, -3.0352°.