49 Years ago today: On 7 January 1972 an Iberia Caravelle struck a mountain while on a straight-in-approach to Ibiza, Spain, killing all 104 occupants.
| Date: | Friday 7 January 1972 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: | Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-R |
| Operator: | Iberia |
| Registration: | EC-ATV |
| C/n / msn: | 163 |
| First flight: | 1963-06-25 (8 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Rolls-Royce Avon 533R |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 98 / Occupants: 98 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 104 / Occupants: 104 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | ca 15 km W of Ibiza Airport (IBZ) ( |
| Crash site elevation: | 385 m (1263 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Valencia Airport (VLC/LEVC), Spain |
| Destination airport: | Ibiza Airport (IBZ/LEIB), Spain |
| Flightnumber: | IB602 |
Narrative:
A Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VIR passenger jet was destroyed when it struck a mountainside of the Sierra de Atalayasa, near Ibiza Airport (IBZ), Spain. All 104 on board were killed.
Flight 602 had departed Madrid (MAD) on a domestic service to Valencia (VLC) and Ibiza Airport (IBZ). While flying an approach to runway 07 at Ibiza, the airplane struck a 415 m high mountain, 30 m below the summit.
