Spanair Flight 5022
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.
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 August 2008 |
| Summary | Crashed on take-off due to improper flaps and slat selection |
| Site | Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| 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 |
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The cause of the crash was pilot error due to failure to configure the flaps and slats properly for take-off.
Victims[change]
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 148 | 6 | 154 |
| File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 166 | 6 | 172 |
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