Narrative:
Crashed into the sea and sank to a depth of 1560 m.
The aircraft was ferried to Las Palmas to pick up tourists for a flight to Hamburg.
accident date: 06-07-1972
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52
registration: EC-ARA
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1972 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-8-52 |
| Operator: | Aviaco |
| Registration: | EC-ARA |
| MSN: | 45617/136 |
| First flight: | 1961 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 21 km (13.1 mls) E off Arinaga, Las Palmas, Canary Islands ( Spain)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain |
| Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria (LPA/GCLP), Spain | |
| Flightnumber: | 331 |
Crashed into the sea and sank to a depth of 1560 m.
The aircraft was ferried to Las Palmas to pick up tourists for a flight to Hamburg.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
Sources:
» Constantino Rubio Lorenzo, mito y leyenda / Juan Carlos Diaz LorenzoPhotos
accident date: 06-07-1972
type: McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52
registration: EC-ARA
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 Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria as the crow flies is 1754 km (1096 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Las Palmas-Airport de Gran Canaria as the crow flies is 1754 km (1096 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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