Murcia-San Javier – Albacete

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°.