| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | August 28, 1973 |
| Time: | 2145 |
| Location: | Near Huete, Spain |
| Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Athens - Madrid |
| AC Type: | Lockheed C-141A |
| Registration: | 63-8077 |
| cn / ln: | 6008 |
| Aboard: | 25 (passengers:17 crew:8) |
| Fatalities: | 24 (passengers:17 crew:7) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft was cleared to 5,000 ft. but descended to 3,000 ft. The plane hit a ridge became airborne, rolled over and crashed inverted into a ravine. The flying crew failed to follow approach procedures and descended to an unsafe altitude following a misinterpretation of the ATC clearance. A lack of crew coordination, a wrong planned approach and crew fatigue. |
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