Iberia flight 602

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Iberia flight 602
Caravelle VI- R.jpg

A structurally identical Sud Aviation Caravelle from Iberia
Accident summary
Accident type Controlled flight into terrain
place Sa Talaia
date 7th January 1972
Fatalities 104
Survivors 0
Aircraft
Aircraft type Sud Aviation Caravelle
operator Iberia
Mark EC-ATV
Departure airport Madrid Barajas
Destination airport Ibiza airport
Passengers 98
crew 6th
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The Iberia flight 602 on January 7, 1972 was fatal for all occupants. The accident was one of the most devastating aircraft accidents in the history of Spanish aviation.

The Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R of the Spanish airline Iberia took off from Madrid Barajas and flew on to Ibiza after a stopover in Valencia . The tower in Ibiza lost radio contact when the aircraft made the last loop over the island for a visual approach on runway 07. The view was obstructed by rain, fog and low clouds. As a result, the pilots overestimated their altitude , and the aircraft hit the highest mountain on the island about 30 meters below the summit. The aircraft was completely destroyed in the explosion. The flight recorder could be recovered intact.

All 98 passengers, including 9 children, and the 6 crew members died in the accident. The victims were mainly Spaniards who flew back to work on the island after the turn of the year. There were also an American, a German and the British actress June Thorburn on board.

With a Sud Aviation Caravelle VI-R machine, normally only 80 passengers could be transported. However, two weeks before the accident, the airline had all the first-class seats removed to make room for more second-class seats.

During the last radio contact with the tower, about twelve miles from the airport, the pilots asked for permission to descend to 5,500 feet. They were also quoted by the tower staff as saying: "Get me a beer ready, we are here."

A chapel today commemorates the victims at the crash site.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)
  2. ↑ Spanish jet crashes; 104 aboard killed. In: Toledo Blade. January 7, 1972, accessed November 16, 2012 .
  3. ↑ AirDisaster.Com Accident Database. In: AirDisaster.com. Retrieved November 16, 2012 .
  4. ↑ a b Spanish plan hits mountain; 104 the. In: The Modesto Bee. January 7, 1972, archived from the original on January 24, 2013 ; accessed on November 16, 2012 (English).
  5. ↑ Box may reveal crash cause. In: St. Petersburg Times. January 11, 1972, accessed November 16, 2012 .
  6. ↑ a b Plane crash in Spain claims 104. In: Lewiston Morning Tribune. January 8, 1972, accessed November 16, 2012 .
  7. ↑ a b Pilot calls for beer, then boom. In: The Windsor Star. January 8, 1972, accessed November 16, 2012 .
  8. ↑ Spain plan crash death toll is 104. In: Ellensburg Daily Record. January 10, 1972, accessed November 16, 2012 .
  9. ↑ January 38 years ago airplane accident. January 6, 2010, accessed November 16, 2012 .

Coordinates: 38 ° 54 ′ 13 ″  N , 1 ° 15 ′ 4 ″  E