T.9-15

An engine caught fire in-flight, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie and came to rest. All nine occupants were rescued, among them two were slightly injured. The aircraft was written off.

Flight / Schedule

T.9-15

Registration

T.9-15

MSN

19

Year of Manufacture

1960

Date

October 11, 1984 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Horcajo de los Montes Castile-La Mancha

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

39.3265°, -4.6501°

Crash Cause

Technical failure

Narrative Report

On October 11, 1984 at 12:00 AM, T.9-15 experienced a crash involving De Havilland C-7A Caribou, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Horcajo de los Montes Castile-La Mancha.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. An engine caught fire in-flight, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie and came to rest. All nine occupants were rescued, among them two were slightly injured. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration T.9-15, MSN 19, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.3265°, -4.6501°.

Fatalities

Total

0

Crew

0

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

An engine caught fire in-flight, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie and came to rest. All nine occupants were rescued, among them two were slightly injured. The aircraft was written off.

Cause: Technical failure

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

3

Passengers On Board

6

Estimated Survivors

9

Fatality Rate

0.0%

Known people on board: 9

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Registration

T.9-15

MSN

19

Year of Manufacture

1960