Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 October 1964
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Union de Transports Ariens – UTA
Registration Number: F-BHMS
Location: Mt Alcazaba –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 80 / Occupants: 80
Component Affected: DC-6 passenger planeDC-6 passenger plane
Category: Accident
A Douglas DC-6 passenger plane crashed into Mount Alcazaba in Spain, resulting in the deaths of all 73 passengers and seven crew members. The flight originated from Palma, France, on an international route to Port-tienne (now Nouadhibou, Mauritania) and then onward to Tanger, Spain. The aircraft deviated from its planned route and struck the mountain at approximately 90 minutes after takeoff.A Douglas DC-6 passenger plane crashed into Mount Alcazaba in Spain, resulting in the deaths of all 73 passengers and seven crew members. The flight originated from Palma, France, on an international route to Port-tienne (now Nouadhibou, Mauritania) and then onward to Tanger, Spain. The aircraft deviated from its planned route and struck the mountain at approximately 90 minutes after takeoff.
Description
A Douglas DC-6 passenger plane, F-BHMS, was destroyed when it crashed into a Mount Alcazaba in Spain. All 73 passengers and seven crew members were killed. The UTA flight departed Paris on an international flight to Port-tienne (now Nouadhibou, Mauritania) with en route stops at Marseilles, France and Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The trip to Palma was uneventful. The DC-6 took off at 03:14 UTC from Palma runway 27. While heading for Tanger the flight deviated from the planned route. The plane struck a mountain 90 minutes after takeoff. PROBABLE CAUSE: “The cause of the accident was not determined.”
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