| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 05, 1973 |
| Time: | c 13:50 |
| Location: | Near Nantes, France |
| Operator: | Lineas Aereas de Espana/Spantax SA Transportes |
| Flight #: | 504/400 |
| Route: | Palma de Mallorca - London |
| AC Type: | MD Douglas DC-9-32/Convair CV-990A |
| Registration: | EC-BII/EC-BJC |
| cn / ln: | 47077/148 /30-10-22 |
| Aboard: | 182 (passengers:166 crew:16) |
| Fatalities: | 68 (passengers:61 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Midair collision. Convair crew improperly assessed collision-course situation. Contributing factor was poor quality of radio transmissions. All sixty-eight aboard the DC-9 were killed while the Convair landed safely. |
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