Getafe - Las Palmas

On August 9, 1976 at 12:30 PM, Getafe - Las Palmas experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Vejer de la Frontera Andalusia.

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

32 people were known to be on board, 12 fatalities were recorded, 20 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 37.5%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 28, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine airplane was completing a flight from Getafe Airbase in Madrid and Las Palmas-Gando Airport, carrying officers of the Spanish Army and family members. En route, an engine caught fire and the captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing when the airplane struck trees and crashed in flames in a wooded area located in Vejer de la Frontera. 12 occupants were killed while 20 others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration T.4-11, MSN 27344, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.2519°, -5.9670°.