- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | January 07, 1972 |
Time: | 1210 |
Location: | Sierra de Atalayasa, Spain |
Operator: | Iberia Airlines |
Flight #: | 602 |
Route: | Valencia - Ibiza |
AC Type: | Sud-Aviation Caravelle VI-R |
Registration: | EC-ATV |
cn / ln: | 163 |
Aboard: | 104 (passengers:98 crew:6) |
Fatalities: | 104 (passengers:98 crew:6) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into hill while attempting to land. Failure to maintain the minimum flight altitude during the final stages of the visual approach. The accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain due to a premature descent in limited visibility, causing the airplane to descent below the MDA. |
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