- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: September 16, 1966
Time: 0825
Location: Off Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Operator: Iberia Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: ?
AC Type: Douglas DC-3
Registration: EC-AXC
cn / ln: 19410
Aboard: 27   (passengers:24  crew:3)
Fatalities: 1   (passengers:1  crew:0)
Ground: 0
Summary: An overspeeding and failed attempt to feather the No. 1 engine necessitated ditching the plane. The plane sank after 5 minutes. One passenger refused to leave the aircraft and drowned.
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