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Aircraft Fire and Crash on Final Approach to Seville-San Pablo Airport (EC-ATB)

Seville, SpainLanding (descent or approach)

On October 12, 1962, a Convair CV-440 Metropolitan (registration EC-ATB) operated by Iberia - Lineas Aéreas de Espana was involved in an aviation accident near Seville, Spain during landing or approach. 18 people were killed. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

Sourcesthe Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A)Source recordUpdated 2026-09-03Data APIEditorial standards

An aircraft caught fire during final approach to Seville-San Pablo Airport. The crew sent a mayday before the plane went out of control and crashed 4 km short of the runway, killing all 18 occupants.

Incident Overview During final approach to Seville-San Pablo Airport, the crew transmitted a brief mayday message indicating that the aircraft had caught fire. The report did not identify the aircraft type, registration, operator, or date of the event. ## Loss of Control and Impact Shortly after the mayday, the aircraft went out of control and struck a hill located 4 km short of the runway threshold. The impact forces and a subsequent post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft. ## Casualties All 18 occupants on board were killed in the accident. No additional details regarding the cause were provided in the source material.

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