Accident description
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 31 MAR 1965 |
| Time: | 08:04 UTC |
| Type: | Convair CV-440-62 |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-ATH |
| C/n / msn: | 388 |
| First flight: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9015 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 45 / Occupants: 48 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 53 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 18 km (11.3 mls) W off Tangier Airport (TNG) (Morocco)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Málaga Airport (AGP/LEMG), Spain |
| Tangier Airport (TNG/GMTT), Morocco |
The Convair stalled and crashed into the sea.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "For undetermined reasons, the aircraft stalled at an altitude from which recovery could not be effected." Events:
Sources:
» ICAO Circular 88-AN/74 (64-71)
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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 Málaga Airport to Tangier Airport as the crow flies is 164 km (103 miles).
Distance from Málaga Airport to Tangier Airport as the crow flies is 164 km (103 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.
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