Lisbon – Madrid

On December 9, 1942 at 12:00 AM, Lisbon – Madrid experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Deutsche Lufthansa, with the event recorded near Madrid-Barajas Madrid.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 24 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: 21, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The approach to Madrid-Barajas Airport was started in foggy conditions. On final, the aircraft hit the ground and crash landed in a field located few km short of runway. The fuselage broke in two, the undercarriage were sheared off and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties among the 24 occupants.

Aircraft reference details include registration D-ABBF, MSN 2110, year of manufacture 1939.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.4574°, -3.5619°.