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 The wreckage at the crash site | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 21 December 1992 |
| Summary | Crashed on hard landing due to windshear and foggy weather |
| Site | Faro Airport, Faro, Portugal 37°00′46″N 7°57′53″W / 37.01278°N 7.96472°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF |
| Aircraft name | Anthony Ruys |
| Operator | Martinair |
| IATA flight No. | MP495 |
| ICAO flight No. | MPH495 |
| Call sign | MARTINAIR 495 |
| Registration | PH-MBN |
| Flight origin | Amsterdam Schiphol Airport |
| Destination | Faro Airport |
| Occupants | 340 |
| Passengers | 327 |
| Crew | 13 |
| Fatalities | 56 |
| Injuries | 106 |
| Survivors | 284 |
Martinair Flight 495 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operated by Dutch airline Martinair, that crash-landed in severe weather conditions at Faro Airport, Portugal on 21 December 1992. The aircraft carried 13 crew members and 327 passengers, mainly holidaymakers from the Netherlands. The crash killed 54 passengers and 2 crew members;[1] 106 of the other occupants were badly injured.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "21 Dec 1992 DC-10 accident entry". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network.