Madrid - Valencia - Ibiza

On January 7, 1972 at 12:10 PM, Madrid - Valencia - Ibiza experienced a crash involving Sud-Aviation SE-210 Caravelle, operated by Iberia - Lineas Aéreas de Espana, with the event recorded near Ibiza Balearic Islands.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

104 people were known to be on board, 104 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 98, passenger fatalities: 98, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On approach to Ibiza Airport, the crew encountered poor visibility due to foggy conditions and failed to realize his altitude was insufficient. At an excessive speed of 515 km/h, the airplane struck the slope of a hill located between Mt Rocas Altas (365 meters high) and Mt Atalaya de San José (301 meters high). The wreckage was found 8 km northwest of runway 07 threshold, some 30 meters below the summit. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 104 occupants were killed. Crew: José Luis Ballester Sepúlveda, captain, Jesús Montesinos Sánchez, copilot, Vicente Rodríguez Mesa, flight engineer, Pilar Merino López Baeza, stewardess, Pilar Miravet Martín, stewardess, Manuel Fernández Cuesta, steward.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-ATV, MSN 163, year of manufacture 1963.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.9473°, 1.2289°.