Incident Details
On a scheduled flight from Al Aaiun Airport to Las Palmas-Gando in the Canary Islands, a twin-engine aircraft departed at 1605 local time. Less than one hour into the flight, while cruising, the left engine experienced a drop in hydraulic pressure. Unable to maintain a safe altitude, the pilot performed a ditching approximately 74 kilometers east of the Canary coast.
Rescue
All four occupants were successfully rescued from the aircraft. The airplane subsequently sank and was lost.
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause to be failure of the left engine in flight due to a hydraulic pressure issue.