Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 October 1970
Aircraft Type: CASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)
Owner/operator: Ejrcito del Aire
Location: Aranjuez –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident

An aircraft experienced a forced landing in the Las Infantas neighbourhood of Aranjuez, Spain, following a failure of one of its three engines. The aircraft crashed into a potato field, resulting in damage to the landing gear and left engine.An aircraft experienced a forced landing in the Las Infantas neighbourhood of Aranjuez, Spain, following a failure of one of its three engines. The aircraft crashed into a potato field, resulting in damage to the landing gear and left engine.
Description
The airplane had to perform a forced landing in the Las Infantas neighbourhood of Aranjuez, Spain, due to failure of one of the three engines. The aircraft hit a power line and crashed in a potato field, shearing off the landing gear and damaging the left engine. Coded “511-17”.
Source of Information
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