Iberia Flight 602

Iberia Flight 602
EC-ATV, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 1970.
Accident
Date7 January 1972
SummaryControlled flight into terrain
Site
  • Sierra de Atalayasa, Spain
  • 38°54′13″N 1°15′04″E / 38.90361°N 1.25111°E / 38.90361; 1.25111
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle
Aircraft nameMaestro Victoria
OperatorIberia
RegistrationEC-ATV
Flight originValencia Airport
DestinationIbiza Airport
Occupants104
Passengers98
Crew6
Fatalities104
Survivors0

Iberia Flight 602 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle that took off from Valencia, Spain, bound for the Balearic island of Ibiza, which flew into the side of a mountain near Ibiza Airport. All 98 passengers and 6 crew died in the crash.