Las Palmas – Jerez de la Frontera

On September 3, 1973 at 07:30 AM, Las Palmas – 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 Las Palmas-Gando (Gran Canaria) Canary Islands.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The seaplane departed Las Palmas-Gando Airport at 0655LT bound for Jerez de la Frontera. Few minutes later, the crew informed ATC about an engine failure and was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a rocky field and was damaged beyond repair. A crew member was slightly injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration AD.1-5, MSN G-56, year of manufacture 1951.