| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 20, 2008 |
| Time: | 14:45 |
| Location: | Madrid, Spain |
| Operator: | Spanair |
| Flight #: | 5022 |
| Route: | Madrid - Las Palmas, Canary Islands |
| AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
| Registration: | EC-HFP |
| cn / ln: | 53148/2072 |
| Aboard: | 172 (passengers:162 crew:10) |
| Fatalities: | 154 (passengers:145 crew:9) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The airliner crashed while attempting to takeoff. The plane was able to get slightly airborne before crashing into a ravine at the end of the runway. The plane took off without the crew extending it's flaps and slats, but the pilots would not have known there was a problem because the alarm did not go off. Malware may have interfered with the warning alarm software. |
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