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Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board.
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Spantax Flight 995
1982 aviation accident
Spantax Flight 995 was a charter flight from Madrid–Barajas Airport to New York via Málaga Airport on September 13, 1982. When the DC-10 aircraft was rolling for take-off from Malaga, the pilot felt a strong and worsening vibration and aborted the take-off. The flight crew lost…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Málaga Airport
International airport serving Costa del Sol, Málaga, Spain
Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport is the fourth busiest airport in Spain after Madrid–Barajas, Barcelona–El Prat and Palma de Mallorca. It is significant for Spanish tourism as the main international airport serving the Costa del Sol. It is 8 km (5.0 mi) southwest of Málaga and 5 km…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Rejected takeoff
Abortion of an aircraft's departure from land or water
In aviation, a rejected takeoff (RTO) or aborted takeoff is the situation in which the pilot decides to abort the takeoff of an airplane after initiating the takeoff roll but before the airplane leaves the ground.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 13
Day of the year
September 13 is the 256th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 109 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)