Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1954 |
Type: | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Hellenic Air Force |
Registration: | registration unknown |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Elefsis Air Base ( Greece)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Elefsis AB (LGEL), Greece |
Destination airport: | Elefsis AB (LGEL), Greece |
Narrative:The Dakota was engaged in parachute exercises over the airfield when a parachute got entangled with the plane, causing the pilot to lose control. The impacted the ground and burst into flames.
Three crew members, 12 officers and four soldiers died.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» L'Unità 9-12-1954
» Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 8 December 1954, p6
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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.