Murcia-San Javier – Albacete
Flight / Schedule
Murcia-San Javier – Albacete
Aircraft
Casa 352Registration
T.2-143
MSN
34
Date
January 19, 1950 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Tobarra Castile-La Mancha
Region
Europe • Spain
Coordinates
38.5942°, -1.6887°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On January 19, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Murcia-San Javier – Albacete experienced a crash involving Casa 352, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Tobarra Castile-La Mancha.
The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.
16 people were known to be on board, 16 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 13, passenger fatalities: 13, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was on its way from Murcia-San Javier AFB to Albacete with a crew of three and 13 passengers (all of them pilots) to take delivery of two others Casa 352 that should be transferred to the Spanish Air Academy based in San Javier. After it started the descent to Albacete, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 6 km northeast of Tobarra. The wreckage was found about 40 km southeast of Albacete Airport. All 16 occupants were killed. For unknown reason, the crew descended too low.
Aircraft reference details include registration T.2-143, MSN 34.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.5942°, -1.6887°.
Fatalities
Total
16
Crew
3
Passengers
13
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft was on its way from Murcia-San Javier AFB to Albacete with a crew of three and 13 passengers (all of them pilots) to take delivery of two others Casa 352 that should be transferred to the Spanish Air Academy based in San Javier. After it started the descent to Albacete, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located 6 km northeast of Tobarra. The wreckage was found about 40 km southeast of Albacete Airport. All 16 occupants were killed. For unknown reason, the crew descended too low.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
13
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 16
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Murcia-San Javier – Albacete
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Spain
Aircraft Details
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