- | 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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