Douglas DC-9 crash, Mar 5, 1973 (68 killed), La Planche L...
Douglas DC-9 accident on March 5, 1973 near La Planche Loire-Atlantique, France with 68 fatalities. Cause: The Convair crew made an unauthorised 360...
- Date: March 5, 1973
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-9
- Location: La Planche Loire-Atlantique, France
- Fatalities: 68
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Convair crew made an unauthorised 360 degree turn without clearance, colliding with the DC9 amid confused ATC instructions.
An Iberia DC9 bound for London was struck by a Spantax Convair 990 near Nantes after the Convair turned without clearance while air traffic control was strained by a strike. The DC9 lost control and crashed at La Planche, killing all 68 aboard, while the Convair landed safely at Cognac.