Madrid runway disaster

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Madrid runway disaster
Iberia Flight 350 · Aviaco Flight 134

Overview of Madrid–Barajas Airport, the site of the disaster.
Accident
Date	7 December 1983
Summary	Runway incursion due to inadequate signs and markings
Site	Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°28′11″N 3°33′46″W / 40.46972°N 3.56278°W / 40.46972; -3.56278
Total fatalities	93
Total injuries	30 (all on the Boeing 727)[1]
Total survivors	42
First aircraft
EC-CFJ, the Boeing 727 involved in the collision, seen at London Heathrow Airport, in 1981
Type	Boeing 727-256
Name	Jumila
Operator	Iberia
IATA flight No.	IB350
ICAO flight No.	IBE350
Call sign	IBERIA 350
Registration	EC-CFJ
Flight origin	Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain
Destination	Fiumicino Airport, Rome, Italy
Occupants	93
Passengers	84
Crew	9
Fatalities	51
Injuries	30[1]
Survivors	42
Second aircraft
EC-CGS, the DC-9 involved in the collision, seen at Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Airport, in 1980
Type	McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
Name	Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Operator	Aviaco
IATA flight No.	AO134
ICAO flight No.	AYC134
Call sign	AVIACO 134
Registration	EC-CGS
Flight origin	Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain
Destination	Santander Airport, Santander, Spain
Occupants	42
Passengers	37
Crew	5
Fatalities	42
Survivors	0

The Madrid runway disaster occurred on 7 December 1983 when a departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 at Madrid-Barajas Airport, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew.