Torrejón - Torrejón
Flight / Schedule
Torrejón - Torrejón
Aircraft
Canadair CL-215Registration
UD.13-2
MSN
1013
Year of Manufacture
1969
Date
March 2, 1981 at 11:20 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Cañaveruelas Castile-La Mancha
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
40.4003°, -2.6369°
Narrative Report
On March 2, 1981 at 11:20 AM, Torrejón - Torrejón experienced a crash involving Canadair CL-215, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Cañaveruelas Castile-La Mancha.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The crew was completing a training mission out from Madrid-Torrejón AFB. After performing a scooping mission on Lake Embalse de Buendía, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Cañaveruelas. All four crew members, three pilots and a mechanic, were killed. Crew: Lt Fernando Esteban Baturone, Lt Aurelio Gil Laso, Alf Eduardo Javier Moreno Jiménez, Sgt Santiago García García.
Aircraft reference details include registration UD.13-2, MSN 1013, year of manufacture 1969.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.4003°, -2.6369°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was completing a training mission out from Madrid-Torrejón AFB. After performing a scooping mission on Lake Embalse de Buendía, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Cañaveruelas. All four crew members, three pilots and a mechanic, were killed. Crew: Lt Fernando Esteban Baturone, Lt Aurelio Gil Laso, Alf Eduardo Javier Moreno Jiménez, Sgt Santiago García García.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Torrejón - Torrejón
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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