What happened
During a positioning flight intended to transport passengers from Hamburg via Las Palmas, an aircraft went missing while approaching Las Palmas-Gando Airport at night. The flight was traveling from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Las Palmas to collect German tourists for a subsequent leg to Germany.
While performing the approach, the plane crashed into the ocean approximately 22 km east of Arinaga. Following the disappearance, search efforts located minimal debris floating on the surface of the water. The wreckage was eventually located at a depth of 1,560 meters. There were 10 fatalities in the accident, as none of the occupants survived the impact.
Findings
The specific reasons for the crash into the sea remain unidentified, as the circumstances surrounding the loss of the aircraft have not been established.