ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336863
Date: | Sunday 26 October 1947 |
Time: | 17:30 |
Type: | Douglas DC-4-1009 |
Owner/operator: | AB Aerotransport |
Registration: | SE-BBG |
MSN: | 42930 |
Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mount Hymettus -
Greece
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport (IST/LTBA) |
Destination airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
Narrative:AB Aerotransport flight 1629. a Douglas DC-4, was destroyed when it impacted the western slope of Mount Hymettus while on approach to Athens-Hassani Airport, Greece. All 44 on board sustained fatal injuries.
The aircraft, named "Sunnan", operated on a flight from Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport, Turkey, to Stockholm-Bromma, Sweden with en route stops at Athens-Hassani Airport, Greece; Rome-Ciampino, Italy; Geneva, Switzerland; and Copenhagen-Kastrup, Denmark.
Sources:
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 46)
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