This streaming
video from Caracol News shows the scene, rescue and interviews with witnesses and officials. All in Spanish -- here's the more technical tidbits I gleaned from the audio:
- #4 was the problem engine (stated by scene reporter [twice], and Director of Civil Aeronautics)
- crew reported fire and intention to return immediately after liftoff (stated by reporter and Director of Civil Aeronautics)
- about 250 tonnes at takeoff (reporter attributed this to Director of Civil Aeronautics)
- plane hit trees before house (stated by witness and reporter)
- lower empennage struck ground first (stated by reporter, not attributed)
- Many people witnessed the plane skim over Madrid and crash. Not one mentioned seeing any fire until after impact with the ground.
-=MachacA=-