Madrid - Palma de Mallorca

On August 13, 1980 at 09:56 PM, Madrid - Palma de Mallorca experienced a crash involving Learjet 35, operated by Spantax, with the event recorded near Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While on a visual approach to runway 24, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 8 km short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-DFA, MSN 35-196, year of manufacture 1978.

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