Boeing 727-200 crash, Feb 19, 1985 (148 killed), Bilbao
Boeing 727-200 accident on February 19, 1985 near Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain with 148 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: the altitude alert warning was...
- Date: February 19, 1985
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
- Fatalities: 148
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: the altitude alert warning was misinterpreted after the altitude select function failed to engage, and the altimeter was probably misread.
An Iberia Boeing 727-256 on a flight from Madrid to Bilbao struck the antenna on Mount Oiz during the approach to Bilbao Airport and crashed into a ravine. All 148 people aboard, 141 passengers and 7 crew, were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.