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. 154 passengers and crew on-board died, and only leaving only 18 survivors.

Spanair Flight 5022
EC-HFP, the aircraft involved, in July 2008
Accident summary
Date20 August 2008 (2008-08-20)
SummaryCrashed on take-off due to improper flaps and slat selection
PlaceMadrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain
40°31′48″N 003°34′13″W / 40.53000°N 3.57028°W / 40.53000; -3.57028Coordinates: 40°31′48″N 003°34′13″W / 40.53000°N 3.57028°W / 40.53000; -3.57028
Passengers166
Crew6
Injuries (non-fatal)18
Fatalities154
Survivors18
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-82
Aircraft nameSunbreeze
Airline/userSpanair
RegistrationEC-HFP
Flew fromBarcelona–El Prat Airport
StopoverMadrid–Barajas Airport
Flying toGran Canaria Airport

The cause of the crash was pilot error due to failure to configure the flaps and slats for take-off.

Victims

 
Memorial plaque commemorating the 154 victims of JK5022
Nationality Passengers Crew Total
  Argentina 1 0 1
  Australia 1 0 1
  Bolivia 1 0 1
  Brazil 2 0 2
  Bulgaria 1 0 1
  Canada 1 0 1
  Finland 1 0 1
  France 2 0 2
  Gambia 1 0 1
  Germany 5 0 5
  Indonesia 1 0 1
  Italy 1 0 1
  Japan 1 0 1
  Mauritania 1 0 1
  Mexico 1 0 1
  Netherlands 1 0 1
  Portugal 1 0 1
  Spain 148 6 154
  Sweden 1 0 1
  Turkey 1 0 1
  United Kingdom 1 0 1
  United States 2 0 2
Total 166 6 172