40-5
Flight / Schedule
40-5
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon RapideRegistration
40-5
MSN
6312
Year of Manufacture
1935
Operator
Spanish Nationalist Air ForceDate
August 27, 1936 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Segovia Castile and León
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
40.9481°, -4.1172°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On August 27, 1936 at 12:00 AM, 40-5 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Spanish Nationalist Air Force, with the event recorded near Segovia Castile and León.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route, while flying over the region of Turégano, the twin engine aircraft was shot down accidentally by the pilots of three Spanish Nationalist Air Force Heinkel He.51. The aircraft went out of control and crashed north of Segovia. Both crewmen were killed. Crew: Captain José Pouso Cabanas, Captain Joaquin Vela de Alamazán.
Aircraft reference details include registration 40-5, MSN 6312, year of manufacture 1935.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.9481°, -4.1172°.
Fatalities
Total
2
Crew
2
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
En route, while flying over the region of Turégano, the twin engine aircraft was shot down accidentally by the pilots of three Spanish Nationalist Air Force Heinkel He.51. The aircraft went out of control and crashed north of Segovia. Both crewmen were killed. Crew: Captain José Pouso Cabanas, Captain Joaquin Vela de Alamazán.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
2
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 2
Operational Details
Operator
Spanish Nationalist Air ForceFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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