Barcelona – Madrid

On April 19, 1928 at 10:45 AM, Barcelona – Madrid experienced a crash involving Rohrbach Ro.VIII Roland II, operated by Iberia - Lineas Aéreas de Espana, with the event recorded near Muniesa Aragon.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

While cruising over the Teruel Province on a flight from Barcelona to Madrid, the crew encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions when an engine failed. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed in a field located near Muniesa. The aircraft was destroyed and all nine occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration M-CCCC, MSN 36, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.0316°, -0.8100°.