Descripción del Accidente ASN 19 FEB 1985 Boeing 727-256 EC-DDU - Bilbao Airport (BIO)
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Estado:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Fecha:martes 19 febrero 1985
Hora:09:27
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic B722 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 727-256
Operador:Iberia
Registración: EC-DDU
Numéro de série: 21777/1487
Año de Construcción: 1979-05-18 (5 years 9 months)
Horas Totales de la Célula:13408
Ciclos:12347
Motores: 3 Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 7 / Ocupantes: 7
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 141 / Ocupantes: 141
Total:Fatalidades: 148 / Ocupantes: 148
Daños en la Aeronave: Destruido
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:30 km (18.8 milles) SE of Bilbao Airport (BIO) (   España)
Elevación del lugar del accidente: 1023 m (3356 feet) amsl
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Vuelo Doméstico Programado
Aeropuerto de Salida:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), España
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Bilbao Airport (BIO/LEBB), España
Número de Vuelo:IB610
Descripción:
Iberia Flight 610 departed Madrid at 08:47 for a scheduled flight to Bilbao, where it was scheduled to land at 09:35. The Boeing 727, named "Alhambra de Granada", climbed to the cruising altitude of FL260. At 09:09 the crew were instructed to descend to FL100. Seven minutes later the copilot contacted Bilbao Tower. The controller then cleared the flight for an ILS approach: "Iberia 610, you can continue descent, for an ILS approach to Bilbao, runway 30, wind is 100 degrees 3 knots, QNH 1025 and transition level 70." This was confirmed by the crew. The controller subsequently offered them a direct clearance to the approach fix, which is located at 13 DME from the airport. The captain declined and decided to fly the standard approach procedure.
At 09:22 flight 610 reported over the Bilbao VOR at 7000 feet, starting the standard approach procedure. The airplane further descended to 5000 feet, which it reached three minutes later. The crew switched the Altitude Alert System to 4300 ft (the minimum sector altitude is 4354 feet) and continued the descent. The altitude alert horn sounds 900 feet prior to reaching the preset altitude (approach mode) and 300 feet below that altitude (deviation mode). Since the flight had 700 feet to go, the horn would only sound at around 4000 feet. Since the crew descended below the minimum sector altitude, the altitude alert horn sounded at 4040 feet. The crew interpreted this being the approach mode alert, and continued their descent. Fifty-seven seconds after passing through the minimum sector altitude, the airplane struck the base of a structure of antennas located close to the top of Mount Oiz (3356 feet high). The left wing broke off and the remaining fuselage crashed onto the hillside, cutting a swath through the trees.

Probable Cause:

CAUSE: "Their confidence on the automatic capture performed by the Altitude Alert System, the misinterpretation of its warnings, as well as a probable misreading of the altimeter made the crew to fly below the safety altitude, colliding into the television antennas' base, thus losing the left wing, falling to the ground with no possible control of the aircraft."

Accident investigation:

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Investigating agency: CIA
Status: Investigation completed
Accident number: A-09/85
Download report: Final report

Fuentes:
» Technical Report A-009/1985 - Accidente ocurrido el 19 de Febrero de 1985 a la aeronave Boeing 727-256, matrícula EC-DDU en el Monte Oiz (Vizcaya) / CIAIAC


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photo of Boeing-727-256-EC-DDU
accident date: 19-02-1985
type: Boeing 727-256
registration: EC-DDU
photo of Boeing-727-256-EC-DDU
accident date: 19-02-1985
type: Boeing 727-256
registration: EC-DDU
 

Map
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 Madrid-Barajas Airport to Bilbao Airport as the crow flies is 315 km (197 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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