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Date: 13 January 1982
Airline: Spantax
Flight No.: Unknown
Aircraft: DC-10-30CF
Location: Malaga, Spain
Fatalities: 51:393

Photographer: Unknown

The aircraft crashed on takeoff after the pilot reported a "loud rumbling" and aborted. The plane overran the runway, crossed a railroad track, and came to rest in a field. A broken fuel line led to the fire which killed 51 passengers.