Incident Overview
Date: Friday 7 January 1972
Aircraft Type: Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R
Owner/operator: Iberia
Registration Number: EC-ATV
Location: ca 15 km W of Ibiza Airport (IBZ) –
ÿ Spain
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 104 / Occupants: 104
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A Caravelle aircraft, departing Madrid (MAD) for Valencia (VLC) and Ibiza Airport (IBZ), crashed while on approach to Ibiza Airport after striking a mountain near the Sierra de Atalayasa. All 104 occupants were killed.A Caravelle aircraft, departing Madrid (MAD) for Valencia (VLC) and Ibiza Airport (IBZ), crashed while on approach to Ibiza Airport after striking a mountain near the Sierra de Atalayasa. All 104 occupants were killed.
Description
Iberia flight 602, a Caravelle, impacted a mountain while on approach to Ibiza Airport, Spain, killing all 104 occupants. Flight IB602, struck a mountainside of the Sierra de Atalayasa, near Ibiza Airport (IBZ), Spain. The aircraft had departed Madrid (MAD) on a domestic service to Valencia (VLC) and Ibiza Airport (IBZ). While flying an approach to runway 07 at Ibiza, the airplane struck a 415 m high mountain, 30 m below the summit. It was determined that the pilot had failed to maintain the minimum altitude for a visual approach to runway 07
Primary Cause
Pilot error ? failure to maintain minimum altitude during a visual approach to runway 07.Pilot error ? failure to maintain minimum altitude during a visual approach to runway 07.Share on:
