Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation crash, May 5, 1965 (30 killed)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation accident on May 5, 1965 near Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain with 30 fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: May 5, 1965
- Aircraft: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
- Location: Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot in command should have abandoned the approach given the adverse weather. He continued because of his partial view of the airport and the glow of the runway lights.
Iberia Flight 401, a Lockheed Super Constellation on a scheduled domestic flight from Madrid, attempted to land at Tenerife Los Rodeos Airport in fog after being told visibility was below minimums. On its go around the aircraft struck a scraper and tractor beside the runway, then crashed and burned on farmland. Thirty occupants were killed.