Learjet 35 crash, Aug 13, 1980 (4 killed), Palma de Mallorca
Learjet 35 accident on August 13, 1980 near Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain with 4 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to recognise that the...
- Date: August 13, 1980
- Aircraft: Learjet 35
- Location: Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew failed to recognise that the aircraft was below a safe altitude during the visual approach, resulting in controlled flight into terrain.
A Spantax Learjet 35A on a charter flight from Madrid struck high ground about 8 km short of runway 24 while on a visual approach to Palma de Mallorca. The crew did not realise the aircraft was too low. All four occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.