Tag: Málaga Spain Aviation Disaster
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On This Day In 1982, a DC-10 tire suddenly disintegrated during takeoff, forcing a terrifying high-speed abort that ended with 50 people dead in flames
On September 13, 1982, Spantax Flight 995 was preparing to leave Málaga Airport in Spain for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, carrying 381 passengers and 13 crew aboard a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF registered EC-DEG. The aircraft had arrived from Madrid and was making its scheduled stop in Málaga before continuing across the Atlantic.…
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