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.

The main cause of the crash was the failure to configure the flaps and slats properly for take-off.

Victims
NationalityPassengersCrewTotal1011011012021011011012021015051011011011011011011011486154101101101202Total1666172

Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in the 2000s
Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Europe
Category:2000s in Spain
Category:2008 in Europe