Madrid - Boston

On December 17, 1973 at 03:43 PM, Madrid - Boston experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-10, operated by Iberia - Lineas Aéreas de Espana, with the event recorded near Boston-Logan Massachusetts.

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

168 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 168 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 154, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. On approach to runway 33L at Boston-Logan Airport, the crew encountered marginal weather conditions with rain falls and a limited visibility to 3/4 mile in fog. While passing from IFR to VFR mode on short final, the captain failed to realize that the airplane lost height when the right main gear struck a dyke and was torn off. The airplane struck the runway surface, veered off runway to the right then lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. All 168 occupants were evacuated, six of them were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-CBN, MSN 46925/87, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.3700°, -71.0196°.