Madrid – Tenerife – Las Palmas

On May 28, 1980 at 10:25 AM, Madrid – Tenerife – Las Palmas experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Spanish Air Force - Ejército del Aire, with the event recorded near Las Palmas-Gando (Gran Canaria) Canary Islands.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a flight from Tenerife to Las Palmas where 70 soldiers should embark. The descent to Gando Airport was initiated from the west in marginal weather conditions. In limited visibility due to clouds, the four engine airplane struck the slope of Mt Hoya del Gamonal located about 17 km northwest of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all 10 occupants were killed. For unknown reasons, the crew initiated the approach from the west over the island instead of flying along the northern coast of the island.

Aircraft reference details include registration T.10-1, MSN 4520, year of manufacture 1973.