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| Search for clues in Madrid crash | Search for clues in Madrid crash |
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| Accident investigators are to scour the wreckage of a plane that crashed at Madrid's Barajas airport, leaving 153 passengers dead. | Accident investigators are to scour the wreckage of a plane that crashed at Madrid's Barajas airport, leaving 153 passengers dead. |
| They will also start to analyse the flight data and voice recorders, which have both been recovered. | They will also start to analyse the flight data and voice recorders, which have both been recovered. |
| Three days of official mourning have been declared in Madrid, as relatives arrive at a makeshift mortuary in the capital to identify bodies. | Three days of official mourning have been declared in Madrid, as relatives arrive at a makeshift mortuary in the capital to identify bodies. |
| Nineteen people survived the crash - some remain in a critical condition. | Nineteen people survived the crash - some remain in a critical condition. |
| Spanair flight JK 5022, bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, took off on Wednesday lunchtime with 172 people on board. | Spanair flight JK 5022, bound for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, took off on Wednesday lunchtime with 172 people on board. |
| See satellite image of airport | See satellite image of airport |
| Initial reports suggested that a fire had broken out in one of the MD82 plane's engines during or shortly after take-off from Terminal Four, and the plane ended up in a field. | Initial reports suggested that a fire had broken out in one of the MD82 plane's engines during or shortly after take-off from Terminal Four, and the plane ended up in a field. |
| Spanish Transport Minister Magdalena Alvarez said the plane had earlier begun taxiing to the runway, before turning back because of a technical problem, which had caused an hour's delay in the take-off. | Spanish Transport Minister Magdalena Alvarez said the plane had earlier begun taxiing to the runway, before turning back because of a technical problem, which had caused an hour's delay in the take-off. |
| Spanish media said the pilot had reported a fault with a temperature gauge, but it was thought to have been fixed. | Spanish media said the pilot had reported a fault with a temperature gauge, but it was thought to have been fixed. |
| Anger | Anger |
| A long convoy of black hearses rolled out of the airport grounds during the night to carry bodies to a makeshift morgue, where the victims' relatives, some of whom had travelled from the Canary Islands, gathered. | A long convoy of black hearses rolled out of the airport grounds during the night to carry bodies to a makeshift morgue, where the victims' relatives, some of whom had travelled from the Canary Islands, gathered. |
| The convention centre on the outskirts of the capital was also used as a mortuary after the Madrid train bombings four years ago. | The convention centre on the outskirts of the capital was also used as a mortuary after the Madrid train bombings four years ago. |
| In pictures: Plane crashEyewitness accountLong wait for answers | In pictures: Plane crashEyewitness accountLong wait for answers |
| The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Madrid says many of the relatives have expressed anger and disgust at Spanair, blaming it for the accident. | The BBC's Steve Kingstone in Madrid says many of the relatives have expressed anger and disgust at Spanair, blaming it for the accident. |
| He says the injured include a young brother and sister, who immediately asked rescuer workers about their parents. | He says the injured include a young brother and sister, who immediately asked rescuer workers about their parents. |
| More than 20 of the people on the plane were reported to be children and babies. | |
| Spanish ministers said foul play had been ruled out and the crash was considered to be an accident. | Spanish ministers said foul play had been ruled out and the crash was considered to be an accident. |
| The 15-year-old plane had passed a safety inspection in January, said Sergio Allard, a spokesman for Spanair, which is owned by Scandinavian firm SAS. | The 15-year-old plane had passed a safety inspection in January, said Sergio Allard, a spokesman for Spanair, which is owned by Scandinavian firm SAS. |
| Spanish media said some German, Swedish, Chilean and Colombian nationals had been among the passengers. | Spanish media said some German, Swedish, Chilean and Colombian nationals had been among the passengers. |
| 'All destruction' | 'All destruction' |
| Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero cut short his holiday in the south of the country to visit the scene of the crash. | Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero cut short his holiday in the south of the country to visit the scene of the crash. |
| Smoke billowed from the wreckage of the plane | Smoke billowed from the wreckage of the plane |
| Speaking at the airport, he said that "the government is overwhelmed, very affected, as are all Spanish citizens, by this tragedy". | Speaking at the airport, he said that "the government is overwhelmed, very affected, as are all Spanish citizens, by this tragedy". |
| Television images on Wednesday showed plumes of smoke rising over the field in which the remains of the plane were resting. | Television images on Wednesday showed plumes of smoke rising over the field in which the remains of the plane were resting. |
| Emergency services chief Ervigio Corral said that rescue workers had been faced with "a desolate scene". | Emergency services chief Ervigio Corral said that rescue workers had been faced with "a desolate scene". |
| "You couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there apart from the remains of the tail," he said. "There was nothing of fuselage." | "You couldn't distinguish that there was an aircraft there apart from the remains of the tail," he said. "There was nothing of fuselage." |
| Another rescue worker, Pablo Albella, told AP news agency: "The fuselage is destroyed. The plane burned. I have seen a kilometre of charred land and few whole pieces of the fuselage. It is all destruction." | Another rescue worker, Pablo Albella, told AP news agency: "The fuselage is destroyed. The plane burned. I have seen a kilometre of charred land and few whole pieces of the fuselage. It is all destruction." |
| Messages of sympathy have been sent to Spain by leaders around the world. | Messages of sympathy have been sent to Spain by leaders around the world. |
| The presidents of Russia, France and Italy, Germany's chancellor and Britain's queen joined with Latin American leaders in sending their condolences. | The presidents of Russia, France and Italy, Germany's chancellor and Britain's queen joined with Latin American leaders in sending their condolences. |
| It was the deadliest air accident in Spain since a Colombian airline's Boeing 747 crashed in Madrid in 1983 killing 181 people. | It was the deadliest air accident in Spain since a Colombian airline's Boeing 747 crashed in Madrid in 1983 killing 181 people. |
| People concerned for relatives or friends who might have been on board the plane can call Spanair's helpline on +34 800 400 200 (from inside Spain only). | People concerned for relatives or friends who might have been on board the plane can call Spanair's helpline on +34 800 400 200 (from inside Spain only). |
| MD82 AIRCRAFT Passengers 150-170Cruise speed 504mph (811km/h)Length 45.1m (148ft) Height 9m (29.5ft)Wing-span 32.8m (107.6ft) Maximum range 2,052 nautical miles (3,798km) | MD82 AIRCRAFT Passengers 150-170Cruise speed 504mph (811km/h)Length 45.1m (148ft) Height 9m (29.5ft)Wing-span 32.8m (107.6ft) Maximum range 2,052 nautical miles (3,798km) |
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