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Air Nostrum (Iberia) Fokker F-50 plane crash

Melilla, Spain
Air Nostrum (Iberia) Fokker F-50 plane crash - Melilla, Spain

Key facts

Airline
Air Nostrum (Iberia)
Aircraft
Fokker F-50
Location
Melilla, Spain
Date
17th January, 2003
People on board
19
Fatality
0

Accident account

The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Malaga to Melilla and was operating as Iberia Regional 8276. It overran the runway while landing at Melilla in heavy winds. 9 passengers sustained injuries (2 seriously) as the aircraft crashed into the airport boundary fence and broke into two pieces.

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