Date: | Monday 5 March 1973 |
Time: | 01:40 |
Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle 10R |
Owner/operator: | Aviaco |
Registration: | EC-BID |
MSN: | 228 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | off Funchal Airport (FNC) -
Portugal
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
Departure airport: | Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD) |
Destination airport: | Funchal Airport (FNC/LPFU) |
Narrative:Struck the water during the approach. The aircraft sank to a depth of 100 m. Apparently the aircraft stalled when was turning to the final of runway 06, followed by a spiral and a nose dive at very low altitude with no chance for recovery.
There were three crew members on board: a Captain, a First Officer and a Line Check Captain. The airplane was due to fly continue to Paris from Funchal.
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Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Düsseldorf Airport (DUS); 01 May 1971
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