Madrid - Madrid
Flight / Schedule
Madrid - Madrid
Aircraft
Avro 504Registration
23
Date
February 26, 1926 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Madrid
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
40.3734°, -3.7761°
Narrative Report
On February 26, 1926 at 12:00 AM, Madrid - Madrid experienced a crash involving Avro 504, operated by Spanish Air Force - Aeronáutica Militar, with the event recorded near Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Madrid.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed. The pilot, Captain Don Antonio Eleta Palacios was killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 23.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.3734°, -3.7761°.
Fatalities
Total
1
Crew
1
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport. While flying in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that entered a dive and crashed. The pilot, Captain Don Antonio Eleta Palacios was killed.
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
1
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 1
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Madrid - Madrid
Flight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Avro 504Registration
23
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