- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: February 19, 1985
Time: 0927
Location: Near Durango, Vizcaya, Spain
Operator: Iberia Airlines
Flight #: 610
Route: Madrid - Bilbao
AC Type: Boeing B-727-256
Registration: EC-DDU
cn / ln: 21777/1487
Aboard: 148   (passengers:141  crew:7)
Fatalities: 148   (passengers:141  crew:7)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed into an antenna on Mt. Oiz. Incorrect interpretation of Ground Proximity Warning System. The captain was heard shouting "shut up" at the GPWS as it announced "pull up." Overconfidence in altitude alert system. Incorrect interpretation of its warnings.
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