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Iberia Flight 933
1973 aviation incident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iberia Flight 933 was an international flight from Madrid Barajas International Airport bound for its destination, Boston-Logan International Airport in Boston that suffered a crash landing on December 17, 1973. As the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating the flight was approaching the airport, it collided with the approach lighting system (ALS) 500 feet short of the runway threshold. The impact broke off the right main landing gear. The aircraft became airborne for about 1,200 feet, then landed on runway 33 Left, veered to the right off the runway and came to rest. All 168 on board survived, but the plane was written off. This accident was the first hull loss of the DC-10.[1]
![]() EC-CBN, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
Accident | |
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Date | December 17, 1973 (1973-12-17) |
Summary | Pilot error leading to spatial disorientation |
Site | Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States 42°21′48″N 71°0′18″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 |
Aircraft name | Costa Brava |
Operator | Iberia Airlines |
IATA flight No. | IB933 |
ICAO flight No. | IBE933 |
Call sign | IBERIA 933 |
Registration | EC-CBN |
Flight origin | Madrid Barajas International Airport, Madrid, Spain |
Destination | Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Occupants | 168 |
Passengers | 154 |
Crew | 14 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 13 (3 serious) |
Survivors | 168 |