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Some early eye-witness accounts suggested that the aircraft suffered an engine fire or explosion before crashing, but the Spanish airport authority AENA released a video showing that the engines neither exploded nor caught fire during take-off.
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Aug 20, 2022 · Exactly 14 years ago today, on August 20, 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 crashed, killing 152 passengers and crew. The aircraft involved in the accident was a 14-year-old McDonnell Douglas MD-82 with the registration number EC-HFP.
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00:00. 03:15. History Smithsonian Channel. It's August 2008 and Spanair Flight 5022 is late taking off from Madrid-Barajas airport. Seconds after lift off, the unthinkable happens as the...
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Apr 1, 2023 · Of the 172 people on board Spanair flight 5022, 154 lay dead — the worst crash on Spanish soil since 1983. All of the survivors — 17 passengers and a flight attendant — had been seated...