T.2-124

The three engine aircraft and his crew were completing a training mission with 12 skydivers on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in a field located in Galápagos and was destroyed. A paratrooper and four crew members were killed while 12 other occupants were rescued.

Flight / Schedule

T.2-124

Aircraft

Casa 352

Registration

T.2-124

MSN

15

Date

September 29, 1950 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Galápagos Castile-La Mancha

Region

Europe • Spain

Coordinates

40.6966°, -3.3380°

Narrative Report

On September 29, 1950 at 12:00 AM, T.2-124 experienced a crash involving Casa 352, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Galápagos Castile-La Mancha.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

17 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 29.4%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The three engine aircraft and his crew were completing a training mission with 12 skydivers on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in a field located in Galápagos and was destroyed. A paratrooper and four crew members were killed while 12 other occupants were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration T.2-124, MSN 15.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.6966°, -3.3380°.

Fatalities

Total

5

Crew

4

Passengers

1

Other

0

Crash Summary

The three engine aircraft and his crew were completing a training mission with 12 skydivers on board. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed in a field located in Galápagos and was destroyed. A paratrooper and four crew members were killed while 12 other occupants were rescued.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

5

Passengers On Board

12

Estimated Survivors

12

Fatality Rate

29.4%

Known people on board: 17

Operational Details

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • Spain

Aircraft Details

Aircraft

Casa 352

Registration

T.2-124

MSN

15