Spantax Flight 995

As the plane rolled down the runway, it took forever to lift off the ground. The plane is on fire!”.

This accident happened when I was a boy and IThank you for your comment. We lived in NJ at the time and retired to AZ 2 years ago. I didn’t care, as long as I had her arm. When I got to the exit over the wing there was a pile of bodies. He said other travel agencies were believed to have booked additional passengers. On December 3, 1972, the plane crashed while taking off from Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, killing everyone aboard. Spantax Flight 995 was a charter flight from Madrid-Barajas Airport to New York via Malaga Airport. Round trip airfare from JFK-Malaga, Spain, Hotel, Transfers, Meals, and tours of Madrid, Seville, Costa Del Sol, etc. I was born a couple years after that happened.

We were in the rear over the wing which was pretty much destroyed.

I don’t recall the exact price, but let’s say all for $660.

995: Narrative: Spantax Flight BX995 departed Madrid-Barajas at 09:36 on a charter flight to Málaga and New York. When we got to Malaga, we saw the crashed plane still there. You are correct in describing the different sections of the plane and how it was affected by the crash. I took an early retirement from my job that I’ve been with for 24 years, and my husband and I are starting a new life in Florida.VIVO EN CHILE,,HOY 13 DE SEPT DEL 2014, CON 63 AÑOS DE EDAD, Y ,HACE 32 AÑOS ATRAS ESTUVE EN ESTE ACCIDENTE ,IGUAL QUE UDS,JUSTAMENTE EN LA PARTE DE ATRAS,,POR PRIMERA VEZ Y GRACIAS A UN AMIGO,,QUE RESIDE EN USA,,DEL CUAL EN ESE ENTONCES ,YO VIVIA EN TARRYTOWN ,NEW YORK,, QUE ME ENVIO ESTE ARTICULO,,VIENE TODO A MI MEMORIA,,Y NO LO CREERAN ,PERO RECUERDO A LA DAMA CON EXTRA PESO,,YO Y MI PAREJA DE ESE ENTOCES ,SALIMOS SIN DAÑOS FISICOS,,CREO QUE FUIMOS LOS PRIMEROS EN ABANDONAR POR LA PUERTA DELANTERA,DEL AVION,CORRIMOS Y LO MAS TRISTE DE TODO ESTO FUE QUE LA GENTE DE LA PARTE DELANTERA NO SE PERCATO DE LO QUE ESTABA PASANDO EN LA PARTE DE ATRAS ,TODO EN LLAMA,New comment waiting approval on Stand Clear And Watch The Closing Doors!CUEVAS NIVALDO commented on The Day That Changed My Life! We appeared in the picture in Life magazine at the head of the line of people leaving the plane with the crew standing off to the side (not helping).So happy that you survived and are able to talk about it.

When the aircraft was rolling for take-off, the pilot felt a strong and worsening vibration and aborted the take-off. I thank you with all of my heart becauseDo you remember an orderly…. I do remember the tour bus waiting for them for about 30 minutes or more because they were buying travel insurance. It seemed so surreal with the burning plane in the background.

my parents missed the first report on 1010 WINS that morning. They slapped a number on us and put Gayle in a wheelchair. for some they might be the last photos of their loved ones.

Spantax Flight 995. inside some paneling came down and the tv fell. I came across this article where he is briefly interviewed about it: Also, thanks for writing this article.

We waited in the lobby for 12 hours until we got word that an Iberia 747 was coming to take us home.We were able to finally make phone calls back home. The choice was to jump or burn to death. I reached down and grabbed her by the belt and hauled her out from the bottom of the pile before rolling off the top myself. (I went back for my neighbor and saved her life) You have no idea how good that makes me feel!I was on that plane; 22 years old at the time.

I always have to take a breath and think about the big picture in life.I’m now starting a new chapter in my life.

Many of the passengers were West German tourists heading home. They also failed to apply reverse thrust symmetrically.

I was 11 years old.

Many of the people were on the same 10 day tour that we were on, traveling together all over Spain.My name is Meridith. I didn’t see them get out of the plane.

Always remembered the name of Spantax as a result of that flight.

It was the exit over the wing that we jumped out of. He told me he got out the same way by going over the seats, he also said people were trying to save their belongings and died because of it.Yes, people were frantic to get their baggage, rather than to save their own lives and lives of others. God bless.Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.The Day That Changed My Life! Would you like Wikipedia to always look as professional and up-to-date? We were on vacation in the Costa del Sol for one week. The DC-10 arrived at Málaga at 10:20 where 251 passengers embarked. Nancy poked me in the ribs and when I turned to face her, she had the window seat, I could see the flames and feel the heat from outside her window.It was strange how where you sat made for three completely different experiences.