Douglas DC-8 crash, Mar 3, 1978, Santiago de Compostela G...
Douglas DC-8 accident on March 3, 1978 near Santiago de Compostela Galicia, Spain with no fatalities.
- Date: March 3, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-8
- Location: Santiago de Compostela Galicia, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Scheduled Iberia flight IB575 from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela. On a wet runway the DC-8 could not stop in the remaining distance despite reverse thrust and wheel braking. It overran the runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest broken in two and on fire in a wooded area. All 223 occupants were evacuated and 52 were injured.