1958 Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crash
The 1958 Aviaco SNCASE Languedoc crash occurred on 4 December 1958 when a SNCASE Languedoc of Aviaco crashed into the La Rodilla de la Mujer Muerta mountain, in the Guadarrama Mountains, Spain, killing all 21 people on board.The accident aircraft was SNCASE Languedoc msn 28, registration EC-ANR.At 17:15, the aircraft was instructed to contact the control tower at Barajas and remain at Flight Level 95.[1] The search for the aircraft was hampered by inclement weather, with fog, snow, high winds and torrential rain reported.[2] The cause of the accident was that the pilot flew too low whilst trying to descend out of icing conditions.