Douglas DC-6 crash, Jul 19, 1986 (4 killed), La Jonquera
Douglas DC-6 accident on July 19, 1986 near La Jonquera, Catalonia, Spain with 4 fatalities. Cause: Struck a rock on a mountain slope while climbing...
- Date: July 19, 1986
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-6
- Location: La Jonquera, Catalonia, Spain
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck a rock on a mountain slope while climbing after a water drop
A Douglas DC-6B of the French civil protection service was fighting a forest fire in the Pyrenees on 19 July 1986 when it struck a rock slope while climbing after a water drop. All four crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.