Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 8 June 1965
Aircraft Type: CASA 352 (Junkers Ju-52)
Owner/operator: Ejrcito del Aire
Registration Number: T.2B-230
Location: near Murcia/Alcantarilla Air Base –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Ju-52 aircraftJu-52 aircraft
Category: Accident
A Ju-52 aircraft formation collided during a paradrop, resulting in the deaths of three crew members and eleven skydivers. The incident involved the T.2B-229 (msn 120) and T.2B-230 (msn 121) aircraft.A Ju-52 aircraft formation collided during a paradrop, resulting in the deaths of three crew members and eleven skydivers. The incident involved the T.2B-229 (msn 120) and T.2B-230 (msn 121) aircraft.
Description
Two Ju-52’s of nine ship formation collided during paradrop. The crews on both aircraft and eight skydivers on one aircraft died. The aircraft involved were likely T.2B-229 (msn 120) and T.2B-230 (msn 121). It’s unclear on which aircraft three resp. eleven occupants were killed.
Primary Cause
Collision between two Ju-52 aircraft during a paradrop.Collision between two Ju-52 aircraft during a paradrop.Share on:
