ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) EC-AQE Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD)
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Date:Saturday 30 September 1972
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Operator:Spantax
Registration: EC-AQE
MSN: 25641/14196
First flight: 1944
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) (   Spain)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The DC-3 rotated too quickly at 65-70 knots when the student pilot pulled back on the control wheel abruptly. The no. 1 engine then lost power, which caused the aircraft to stall and crash left of the runway.

Classification:
Loss of control

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photo of Douglas-C-47B-EC-AQE
accident date: 30-09-1972
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: EC-AQE
photo of Douglas-C-47B-EC-AQE
accident date: 30-09-1972
type: Douglas C-47B (DC-3)
registration: EC-AQE
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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