1983 Madrid Airport runway collision
Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 December 1983 |
| Summary | Runway incursion due to inadequate signs and markings |
| Site | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W / 40.46972°N 3.56278°W |
| Total fatalities | 93 |
| Total injuries | 30 |
| Total survivors | 42 |
| First aircraft | |
| EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, in 1981 in a previous livery | |
| Type | Boeing 727-256 |
| Name | Jumila |
| Operator | Iberia |
| IATA flight No. | IB350 |
| ICAO flight No. | IBE350 |
| Call sign | IBERIA 350 |
| Registration | EC-CFJ |
| Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain |
| Destination | Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy |
| Occupants | 93 |
| Passengers | 84 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 51 |
| Injuries | 30 |
| Survivors | 42 |
| Second aircraft | |
| EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, seen in 1980 | |
| Type | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Name | Vasco Núñez de Balboa |
| Operator | Aviaco |
| IATA flight No. | AO134 |
| ICAO flight No. | AYC134 |
| Call sign | AVIACO 134 |
| Registration | EC-CGS |
| Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain |
| Destination | Santander Airport, Santander, Spain |
| Occupants | 42 |
| Passengers | 37 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 42 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The 1983 Madrid Airport runway collision occurred on 7 December 1983 when a departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 at Madrid-Barajas Airport, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew.