 A similar Transair Dakota | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 19 August 1959 |
| Summary | VFR into IMC Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Montseny Range, Catalonia, Spain |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas Dakota |
| Operator | Transair |
| Registration | G-AMZD |
| Flight origin | Barcelona Airport, Spain |
| Destination | London-Gatwick Airport, United Kingdom |
| Passengers | 29 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 32 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Survivors | 0 |
The Transair Douglas Dakota accident was an aircraft accident that occurred on 19 August 1959, when a Douglas Dakota operated by British airline Transair on a non-scheduled flight from Barcelona Airport in Spain to London-Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom crashed in Spain.[1] The aircraft, which was carrying 29 students home to England, had been chartered by the National Union of Students to conduct regular weekly flights between Gatwick and Barcelona.[2] It was the first accident suffered by a Transair aircraft following the airline's formation in 1947.[2]