De Havilland DH.114 Heron crash, Nov 15, 1957 (4 killed)
De Havilland DH.114 Heron accident on November 15, 1957 near Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands, Spain with 4 fatalities. Cause: Navigation error...
- Date: November 15, 1957
- Aircraft: De Havilland DH.114 Heron
- Location: Palma de Mallorca Balearic Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Navigation error during the let-down (wrong heading flown)
The Aviaco Heron EC-ANZ was flying a scheduled passenger service from Barcelona to Palma de Mallorca. While making an ADF approach to Son Bonet Airport it struck a mountain about 14.5 km from the airport. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.