Fragments of the Boeing 707 on top of the memorial of Independent Air Flight 1851that crashed into Pico Alto. Azores. Portugal
The airliner hit a mountain while attempting to land at Santa Maria. The crew mistakenly continued to descend through 3,000 ft. which it was clear to. Because of a overlap in communications, the tower did not notice the mistake. The aircraft continued to descend and did not comment or react to warnings from the GPSW for 7 seconds. The aircraft then hit Pico Alto mountain at an altitude of 2,000 ft. All 144 aboard killed.
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