Spanair Flight 5022

Spanair Flight 5022 was a passenger flight from Barcelona, Spain to Gran Canaria via Madrid. On 20 August 2008 the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 operating this route crashed after take-off from runway 36L at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport. All 6 crew members and 148 of 166 passengers aboard were killed.

Spanair Flight 5022

EC-HFP, the aircraft involved, in July 2008
Accident
Date	20 August 2008 (2008-08-20)
Summary	Crashed on take-off due to improper flaps and slat selection
Site	Madrid–Barajas Airport, Madrid, Spain 40°31′48″N 003°34′13″W
Aircraft
Aircraft type	McDonnell Douglas MD-82
Aircraft name	Sunbreeze
Operator	Spanair
IATA flight No.	JK5022
ICAO flight No.	JKK5022
Call sign	SPANAIR 5022
Registration	EC-HFP
Flight origin	Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Stopover	Madrid–Barajas Airport
Destination	Gran Canaria Airport
Occupants	172
Passengers	166
Crew	6
Fatalities	154
Injuries	18 (all serious)
Survivors	18

The main cause of the crash was the failure to configure the flaps and slats properly for take-off.

Victims

Memorial plaque commemorating the 154 victims of JK5022

Nationality	Passengers	Crew	Total
Argentina	1	0	1
Australia	1	0	1
Bolivia	1	0	1
Brazil	2	0	2
Bulgaria	1	0	1
Canada	1	0	1
Finland	1	0	1
France	2	0	2
Gambia	1	0	1
Germany	5	0	5
Indonesia	1	0	1
Italy	1	0	1
Japan	1	0	1
Mauritania	1	0	1
Mexico	1	0	1
Netherlands	1	0	1
Portugal	1	0	1
Spain	148	6	154
Sweden	1	0	1
Turkey	1	0	1
United Kingdom	1	0	1
United States	2	0	2
Total	166	6	172