- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: August 29, 2001
Time: 10:15
Location: Near Malaga, Spain
Operator: Binter Mediterráneo
Flight #: 8261
Route: Melilla - Málaga
AC Type: CASA CN-235-200
Registration: EC-FBC
cn / ln: C033
Aboard: 47   (passengers:44  crew:3)
Fatalities: 4   (passengers:3  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crash-landed on a highway near Ruiz Picasso Airport in Málaga. While on final approach, the pilot reported failure of the plane's left engine forcing the crew to make an emergency landing. The plane crashed 1,300 ft. short of the runway. The pilot later died of his injuries.
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