Accident Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado EC-BZR, Sunday 3 December 1972

Date:	Sunday 3 December 1972
Time:	06:45
Type:	Convair CV-990-30A-5 Coronado
Owner/operator:	Spantax
Registration:	EC-BZR
MSN:	30-10-25
Year of manufacture:	1962
Engine model:	General Electric CJ805-23
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 155 / Occupants: 155
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Tenerife-Los Rodeos International Airport (TCI) - Spain
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:	Tenerife-Los Rodeos International Airport (TCI/GCXO)
Destination airport:	München-Riem Airport (MUC/EDDM)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A Spantax Convair CV-990 crashed following a loss of control shortly after takeoff from Tenerife-Los Rodeos Airport, Spain , killing all 155 occupants.

The Spantax flight took off at 06:45 local time in almost zero visibility and crashed shortly after, 325 metres (1,066 ft) beyond the runway.
At an altitude of 91 m (300 ft), the pilot initiated a steep turn, lost control, and caused the aircraft to crash as a result of the unusual maneuver. The crew's loss of situational awareness in the low-visibility conditions was also a factor.

Sources:

Aviation Disasters / D. Gero (p. 110)

Location

Images:

photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); 05 June 1972