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On December 3, 1972, a Convair CV-990 Coronado charter flight operated by Spantax from Tenerife to Munich with 148 passengers and 7 crew crashed while taking off from Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, killing all 155 passengers and crew onboard. Many of the passengers were West German tourists heading home.
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Accident | |
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Date | 3 December 1972 (1972-12-03) |
Summary | Loss of control due to spatial disorientation |
Site | Near Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport 28°29′1.33″N 16°20′36.20″W |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Convair 990 Coronado |
Operator | Spantax |
Registration | EC-BZR |
Flight origin | Tenerife-Norte Los Rodeos Airport |
Destination | München-Riem Airport |
Passengers | 148 |
Crew | 7 |
Fatalities | 155 |
Survivors | 0 |
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