Only 19 survived the fireball crash with many badly injured. A plane departing from Madrid's Barajas Airport, swerved off the runway and burst into flames.
The Spanair aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 carrying 172 passengers and crew to the Canary Islands, was attempting to take off when it developed a fault. One of its engines was said to have been in flames shortly before the incident.

Aviation accident law covers both major airline crashes and general aviation accidents. General aviation accidents include all non-commercial aircraft including small planes, business jets, charter flights, pleasure crafts, and helicopters.
The most common causes of airline accidents include:
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Bad Weather
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Defective design
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FAA regulations violations
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Faulty equipment or parts
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Negligence of Federal Air Traffic Controllers
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Negligence of Flight employees
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Pilot error
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Poor maintenance
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Structural or design problems
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