Convair CV-990 crash, Dec 3, 1972 (155 killed), Tenerife-...
Convair CV-990 accident on December 3, 1972 near Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain with 155 fatalities.
- Date: December 3, 1972
- Aircraft: Convair CV-990
- Location: Tenerife-Norte-Los Rodeos Canary Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 155
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Spantax Convair Coronado charter bound for Munich climbed away from Tenerife Los Rodeos in fog and near zero visibility. It lost control at about 100 meters and crashed past the runway end, and all 155 people on board were killed. Sources describe loss of control as the cause, and the bombing theory is not supported by the sources reviewed.