[1] The flight was chartered by the Landesverband Bayerischer Omnibusunternehmer, a community of Bavarian bus company owners.

In command was Captain Daniel Núñez Ronda, a 32-year-old former Spanish Air Force pilot, who was accompanied by 36-year-old First Officer Francisco Javier Saavedra and 30-year-old Flight Engineer José Alberto Sanz.

The left wing hit the ground about 325 metres (1,066 ft) past the end of the runway, rupturing a fuel tank before the rest of the fuselage touched down.

The investigators also faulted the ATC controller for letting the aircraft take off in conditions it was not certified to fly in.

The board recommended that ATC should inform crews about the conditions via the newly developed ATIS, which was introduced about a year later.