Spanair Flight 5022
2008 aviation accident in Spain
Spanair Flight 5022 was a passenger flight from Barcelona, Spain to Gran Canaria via Madrid. On 20 August 2008 the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating this route crashed after take-off from runway 36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. All 6 crew members and 148 of 166 passengers aboard were killed.
Accident | |
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Date | 20 August 2008 |
Summary | Crashed on take-off due to improper flaps and slat selection |
Site | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°31′48″N 003°34′13″W / 40.53000°N 3.57028°W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
Aircraft name | Sunbreeze |
Operator | Spanair |
IATA flight No. | JK5022 |
ICAO flight No. | JKK5022 |
Call sign | SPANAIR 5022 |
Registration | EC-HFP |
Flight origin | Barcelona–El Prat Airport |
Stopover | Madrid–Barajas Airport |
Destination | Gran Canaria Airport |
Occupants | 172 |
Passengers | 166 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 154 |
Injuries | 18 (all serious) |
Survivors | 18 |
The cause of the crash was pilot error due to failure to configure the flaps and slats properly for take-off.
Victims
changeNationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
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Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Gambia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mauritania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 148 | 6 | 154 |
Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
United States | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 166 | 6 | 172 |