Iberia Flight 062

Iberia Flight 062
An Iberia Sud Aviation Caravelle similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date4 November 1967
SummaryControlled flight into terrain for undetermined reasons
SiteNear Blackdown Hill, United Kingdom
51°03′06″N 0°41′26″W / 51.05167°N 0.69056°W / 51.05167; -0.69056
Aircraft
Aircraft typeSud Aviation Caravelle
Aircraft nameJesús Guridi
OperatorIberia
RegistrationEC-BDD
Flight originMálaga Airport, Spain
DestinationLondon Heathrow Airport, UK
Occupants37
Passengers30
Crew7
Fatalities37
Survivors0

Iberia Flight 062 was a twin-engined Sud Aviation Caravelle registered EC-BDD operating a scheduled flight from Málaga Airport, Spain, to London Heathrow Airport. While on approach to Heathrow on 4 November 1967, the Caravelle descended far below the flight level assigned to it and flew into the southern slope of Blackdown Hill in West Sussex, killing all 37 on board.[1]