Three dead in plane crash on Mallorca

Two men and a woman died and the pilot was injured on Saturday after a Cessna 172 crashed in an agricultural area on the island of Mallorca.

Three killed when light aircraft crashes

Three people died when a light aircraft crashed about 500 metres from the town of Castalla, Alicante. The dead are the pilot and two clients who had hired the plane. The craft was on its way from Mutxamel in Alicante. All those on board died instantly.

Fatal plane crash near Madrid

The pilot of a small plane died on Sunday afternoon when the craft he was flying crashed and burst into flames near El Alamo, Madrid. The plane was en route from Casarrubios, Toledo, to Madrid when the accident occurred.

Judge accuses Spanair technicians of negligent homicide

The judge investigating the crash of Spanair flight JK 5022 at Madrid’s Barajas airport on August 20th in which 154 people lost their lives, has ordered the creation of a judicial commission of inquiry to run in parallel to the one set up by the Ministry of Public Works. Judge Juan Javier Pérez, who stated that the apparent cause of …

Madrid airport tragedy, conflicting reports

As the investigation continues into the tragic crash of Spanair flight JK5022 at Madrid’s Barajas airport on August 20th in which 154 people lost their lives, media attention is currently focusing on whether the airline thought about changing planes just before the crash.

Plane crash death toll rises to 154

María Luisa Estévez González, a 31 year old woman who survived the Madrid plane crash but was critically ill in hospital, has died. She was suffering from burns to 72% of her body and had been in Hospital de La Paz since the crash. There are still 18 survivors in hospital, three in a critical condition.

Two more bodies recovered from flight JK5022

Firefighters have discovered the bodies of two passengers unaccounted for after the crash of Spanair flight JK5022 at Madrid’s Barajas airport. The bodies are those of a baby and an adult, bringing the death toll in the tragedy to 155. There are still 19 survivors in various hospitals, four of whom are in a critical condition and six are described …

Tragedy at Barajas airport

Three days of official mourning have been declared in Madrid following the deaths of 153 people when a Spanair plane crashed on take-off at Madrid’s Barajas airport.