Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261
A Binter Mediterráneo aircraft similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 29 August 2001 |
| Summary | Forced landing |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | CASA CN-235 |
| Operator | Binter Mediterráneo |
| IATA flight No. | AX8261 |
| ICAO flight No. | BIM8261 |
| Call sign | BINTER 8261 |
| Registration | EC-FBC |
| Flight origin | Melilla Airport, Melilla, Spain |
| Destination | Ruiz Picasso International Airport, Málaga, Spain |
| Occupants | 47 |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 4 |
| Injuries | 26 |
| Survivors | 43 |
Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 on 29 August 2001, is a crash that landed next to the N-340 highway, some 200 meters short of runway 32 at Ruiz Picasso International Airport at Málaga, Spain. The captain reported a fire in the aircraft's port engine to Málaga Air Traffic Control while on final approach. The fire turned out to be a false alarm but, in following the emergency procedures, the First Officer inadvertently shut down both of the aircraft's engines. The plane descended, hitting the airport approach lights, and stopping next to the N-340.
Four of the 47 people on board were killed, including the captain. The aircraft was scrapped.