Palma de Majorca – Barcelona

On April 10, 1958 at 12:00 AM, Palma de Majorca – Barcelona experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Iberia - Lineas Aéreas de Espana, with the event recorded near Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

31 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 31 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 27, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Palma de Majorca-Son Bonet Airport, while climbing to a height of 1,000 feet, the right engine lost hydraulic pressure. The captain decided to land immediately back onto runway. With its landing gear still retracted, the airplane belly landed less than 100 meters from the runway end. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the airplane overran and came to rest. All 31 occupants were evacuated safely while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-ABN, MSN 7346, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.5434°, 2.7252°.