| - | 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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