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Madrid Runway Disaster

1983 CE · Spain, Europe · Disaster

Madrid Runway Disaster
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The 1983 Madrid Airport runway collision occurred on 7 December 1983 when a departing Iberia Boeing 727 struck an Aviaco McDonnell Douglas DC-9 at Madrid-Barajas Airport, causing the deaths of 93 passengers and crew. The cause of the collision was blamed on inadequate signage and taxi markings.

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