- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 13, 1982
Time: 1200
Location: Near Malaga, Spain
Operator: Spantax
Flight #: 995
Route: Malaga - New York City
AC Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
Registration: EC-DEG
cn / ln: 46962/238
Aboard: 394   (passengers:381  crew:13)
Fatalities: 50   (passengers:47  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed during takeoff after intense vibration caused by a blown retreaded tire. The crew aborted the takeoff above VR and overran the runway. They also failed to apply reverse thrust symmetrically.
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