Palma de Mallorca - Mahón

On February 17, 1990 at 08:30 PM, Palma de Mallorca - Mahón experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-9, operated by Aviaco - Aviacion y Comercio, with the event recorded near Mahón Balearic Islands.

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.

89 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 89 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 82, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Mahón Airport was completed by night and poor weather conditions. On final, the crew lost visual contact with the runway and the captain instructed the pilot to initiate a go-around. In a certain confusion, the aircraft continued its approach until it struck the runway surface with a positive acceleration of 3,56 G. The captain took over control, initiated a go-around and decided to return to Palma de Mallorca where a safe landing wa completed. All 89 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair due to severe structural damages.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-BIQ, MSN 47092, year of manufacture 1967.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.8895°, 4.2662°.