MADRID, Spain (AP) — A military transport plane crashed Thursday in a mountain range in central Spain, killing five people, the Civil Guard said.
A CASA 212 from the Spanish Air Rescue Service smashed into a forested mountain known as Los Hoyos, about 56 miles north of Madrid, shortly after midday.
All five crew members were killed.
Spanish media said the plane was on a rescue training flight.
The cause of the crash was not known.
Military transport plane crashes in Spain, killing five
Published February 6, 1998
