Vitoria - Vitoria

On May 19, 1995 at 06:39 PM, Vitoria - Vitoria experienced a crash involving Convair CV-580, operated by Swiftair, with the event recorded near Vitoria Basque Country.

The flight was categorized as training 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, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was completing a local training mission at Vitoria Airport. In good weather conditions, the crew was approaching the airport in a flapless configuration when an alarm sounded in the cockpit. The crew turned off the circuit breaker so the alarm stopped. The aircraft landed on its belly and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All four occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration EC-899, MSN 354, year of manufacture 1956.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.8465°, -2.6724°.