- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: August 13, 1973
Time: 1140
Location: Near La Coruña, Spain
Operator: Aviaco Condor
Flight #: 118
Route: Madrid - La Coruña
AC Type: Sud-Aviation Caravelle 10-R
Registration: EC-BIC
cn / ln: 225
Aboard: 85   (passengers:79  crew:6)
Fatalities: 85   (passengers:79  crew:6)
Ground: 1
Summary: The aircraft experienced two missing landing attempts. On the third try, the crew tried to descent below minimum safe altitude to make visual contact with the ground. The right wing clipped trees and the aircraft crashed about 2 m from the runway. Attempting to land in meteorological conditions that were below minima.
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