Olympic Aviation Flight 545

Olympic Aviation Flight 545
The aircraft which was involved in the accident, seen on a delivery flight in Côte d'Azur Airport in May 1982.
Accident
Date August 3, 1989 (1989-08-03)
Summary Controlled flight into terrain
Site Mount Kerkis, Samos, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft type Shorts 330-200
Aircraft name Isle of Milos
Operator Olympic Aviation
Registration SX-BGE
Flight origin Thessaloniki Airport
Destination Samos Airport
Passengers 31
Crew 3
Fatalities 34
Survivors 0

On August 3rd 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545, operated by a Shorts 330-200, crashed into a cloud-shrouded Mount Kerkis on Samos due to the pilots using Visual Flight Rules in Instrumental Flight Rules conditions. All on board perished.[1] This accident is the worst involving a Shorts 330.[2]

References

  1. ↑ No survivors found in Greece air crash
  2. ↑ ASN Aircraft Accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE

Coordinates: 37°43′37″N 26°37′16″E / 37.7270°N 26.6210°E / 37.7270; 26.6210

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