22-2
Flight / Schedule
22-2
Aircraft
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon RapideRegistration
22-2
MSN
6311
Year of Manufacture
1935
Date
October 19, 1936 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Almudévar Aragon
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
42.0419°, -0.5797°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On October 19, 1936 at 12:00 AM, 22-2 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Almudévar Aragon.
and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Nationalist Air Force Heinkel He.51 and crashed in Almudévar, some 10 km southwest of Huesca, province of Aragon. The pilot Luis Aguilera Cullell was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 22-2, MSN 6311, year of manufacture 1935.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.0419°, -0.5797°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Nationalist Air Force Heinkel He.51 and crashed in Almudévar, some 10 km southwest of Huesca, province of Aragon. The pilot Luis Aguilera Cullell was killed.
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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