5 aircraft accidents in Spain since 2000

The Airbus A400M Atlas military transport plane operated by Airbus Defence and Space took off from Sevilla airport for a test flight. Shortly after takeoff the plane lost altitude, crashed in a field and burned. 6 crewmembers were onboard. 4 people were killed, and 2 people were seriously injured. The aircraft took off from runway 09 at 12:54 hours local time. Weather conditions were good. The aircraft was newly built. It was intended to be delivered soon to the Turkish Air Force. For that purpose, the pilot, co-pilot, a mechanic and three engineers were conducting a test flight. The aircraft took off, climbed but started to lose altitude about 2 minutes after takeoff and crashed around 1 minute later.

The McDonnell Douglas MD-82 belonging to the Spanish airline Spannair was on a passenger flight from Madrid, Spain, to Las Palmas, Spain (Canaria). 162 passengers and 10 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed on takeoff and caught fire. A total of 154 people were killed, and 18 people escaped alive, with minor or severe injuries (mainly burns). The flight had a scheduled departure time of 13:00, and left the gate shortly afterwards, but the fatal take-off run occurred nearly two hours later. The first take-off attempt had to be aborted after technical issues: an air intake sensor had detected overheating while the jetliner was taxiing, causing the plane to turn back and resulting in an inspection of the plane. Technicians corrected the problem by essentially turning the gauge off, according to the standard accepted aircraft procedure (the device was not on a list of equipment that must be working for a flight). A few minutes later, the aircraft had been released for flight. The plane attempted a second take-off from runway 36L of Madrid-Barajas airport. The acceleration on the runway was rather long. The Spanair MD82 plane managed to rise only slightly from Madrid's airport before coming down quickly to the right of the runway, its tail section hitting the ground first with the right wing tip, just off the asphalt. Then the out-of-control plane skidded and bounced at least three times as it careered 1,200 meters (3,840 feet) across uneven terrain and exploded. It finally came to rest in a gulley. The plane being at the beginning of its journey was full of fuel, which contributed to inferno.

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.

The aircraft departed Madrid-Barajas Airport for a cargo flight to Bilboa (Spain). Some 35 miles (60 kilometers) from its destination of Bilboa, the aircraft crashed into Santa María Vieja mountain. Weather was reported poor at the time of the accident.

The aircraft crash-landed on a road, some 200 meters short of the runway at Ruiz Picasso International Airport at Málaga, Spain. The crew reported to Málaga Air Traffic Control while on final approach that the aircraft's left engine had failed, and that he would have to perform an emergency landing. Subsequent investigation into the accident revealed that, shortly after the initial engine failure, the First Officer inadvertently shut down both of the aircraft's engines, leading to a total loss of power. 4 out of the 44 people onboard were killed.