Spantax Flight 995
EC-DEG, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13 September 1982 |
| Summary | Aborted take-off resulting runway overrun |
| Site | Málaga Airport, Málaga, Spain 36°39′48″N 4°29′03″W / 36.66333°N 4.48417°W |
| Total fatalities | 50 |
| Total injuries | 111 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF |
| Operator | Spantax |
| IATA flight No. | BX995 |
| ICAO flight No. | BXS995 |
| Call sign | SPANTAX 995 |
| Registration | EC-DEG |
| Flight origin | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain |
| Stopover | Málaga Airport, Málaga, Spain |
| Destination | John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States |
| Occupants | 394 |
| Passengers | 381 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Fatalities | 50 |
| Injuries | 110 |
| Survivors | 344 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 1 |
Spantax Flight 995 was a charter flight from Madrid–Barajas Airport to New York via Málaga Airport on September 13, 1982. When the DC-10 aircraft was rolling for take-off from Malaga, the pilot felt a strong and worsening vibration and aborted the take-off. The flight crew lost control of the aircraft and were unable to stop in the runway available and the aircraft overran the runway, hit an airfield aerial installation, losing an engine, then crossed the Malaga–Torremolinos Highway, hitting a number of vehicles before finally hitting a railway embankment and bursting into flames. An emergency evacuation of the aircraft was carried out but 50 on board died of both burns and other injuries. A further 110 people were hospitalized.