Iberia Flight 602 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight operated by a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle that took off from Valencia, Spain, bound for the Balearic island of Ibiza, which flew into the side of a mountain near Ibiza Airport.
The aircraft was a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle that first flew on 25 June 1963 and was powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.533R turbojet engines.
[5] At approximately 12:15 pm, the aircraft's captain radioed Ibiza Airport, requesting permission to descend to 5,500 feet (1,700 m).
[2] Reportedly, neither the captain nor the co-pilot noticed the dangerous descent, as they were discussing a football match with the airport tower controller.
[3] It was ruled that the pilot had failed to maintain the minimum flight altitude for a visual approach to Runway 07.