A pilot joked with airport control to get him a beer ready minutes before the aircraft he was flying collided with a mountain in Ibiza and killed all 104 people onboard
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Captain José Luis Ballester Sepúlveda had been flying the Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle which was carrying a total of 98 passengers along with a crew of six who were making the short journey from Valencia airport on the mainland to the Balearic island. Their conversation reportedly led on from beer to a football match as the aircraft reached below 2,000 feet on approach to Runway 07 when it descended below 2,000 feet.
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