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| Fecha: | 06 JUN 1949 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-47A-1-DK |
| Operador: | Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations - TAE |
| Registración: | SX-BAI |
| Numéro de série: | 12162 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 18 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 22 / Ocupantes: 22 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 30 km (18.8 milles) NE of Athens (Grecia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Kavala-Megas Alexandros Airport (KVA/LGKV), Grecia |
| Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Athens-Hassani Airport (ATH/LGAT), Grecia |
Descripción:Crashed into a mountain.
During the initial approach to Hassani Airport, the aircraft entered the core of a Cumulonimbus cloud (Cb). It experienced excessive acceleration, causing the separation of the right wing. The aircraft fell down near Malakasa village.
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kavala-Megas Alexandros Airport to Athens-Hassani Airport as the crow flies is 341 km (213 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.