Accident description
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 10 APR 1958 |
| Type: | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-ABN |
| C/n / msn: | 7346 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Palma de Mallorca (Spain) |
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI/LEPA), Spain |
| Barcelona Airport (BCN/LEBL), Spain |
Engine trouble on takeoff forced the crew to return to Palma. A belly landing was carried out in a field near the airport.
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Palma de Mallorca Airport to Barcelona Airport as the crow flies is 201 km (125 miles).
Distance from Palma de Mallorca Airport to Barcelona Airport as the crow flies is 201 km (125 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
