- 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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