Airplane Crash - Near La Corunda, Spain 08/13/1973
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near La Corunda, Spain
| Date | 08/13/1973 |
| Time | 11:40 |
| Location | Near La Corunda, Spain |
| Operator | Aviaco |
| Flight # | 116 |
| Route | Madrid - La Coruna |
| Type | Sud-Aviation Caravelle 10-R |
| Registration | EC-BIC |
| Cn/In | 225/224 |
| Aboard | 85 |
| Fatalities | 85 |
| Ground | 5 |
| Summary | The aircraft experienced two missing landing attempts. On the third try, the crew tried to descent below minimum safe altitude to make visual contact with the ground. The right wing clipped trees and the aircraft crashed about 2 m from the runway. Attempting to land in meteorological conditions that were below minima. |
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