Narrative:
Iberia flight 602, a Caravelle VI-R passenger jet, was destroyed when it struck a mountainside of the Sierra de Atalayasa, near Ibiza Airport (IBZ), Spain. All 104 on board were killed.
The aircraft had departed Madrid (MAD) on a domestic service to Valencia (VLC) and Ibiza Airport (IBZ). While flying an approach to runway 07 at Ibiza, the airplane struck a 415 m high mountain, 30 m below the summit.
It was determined that the pilot had failed to maintain the minimum altitude for a visual approach to runway 07
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
accident date: 07-01-1972
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R
registration: EC-ATV
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 7 January 1972 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-ATV |
| MSN: | 163 |
| First flight: | 1963-06-25 (8 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Avon 533R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 98 / Occupants: 98 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 104 / Occupants: 104 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 15 km W of Ibiza Airport (IBZ) ( Spain)
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| Crash site elevation: | 385 m (1263 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Valencia Airport (VLC/LEVC), Spain |
| Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB), Spain | |
| Flightnumber: | IB602 |
Iberia flight 602, a Caravelle VI-R passenger jet, was destroyed when it struck a mountainside of the Sierra de Atalayasa, near Ibiza Airport (IBZ), Spain. All 104 on board were killed.
The aircraft had departed Madrid (MAD) on a domestic service to Valencia (VLC) and Ibiza Airport (IBZ). While flying an approach to runway 07 at Ibiza, the airplane struck a 415 m high mountain, 30 m below the summit.
It was determined that the pilot had failed to maintain the minimum altitude for a visual approach to runway 07
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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accident date: 07-01-1972
type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R
registration: EC-ATV
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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 Valencia Airport to Ibiza Airport as the crow flies is 173 km (108 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Valencia Airport to Ibiza Airport as the crow flies is 173 km (108 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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