Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 08 DEZ 1969 |
| Zeit: | 20:45 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas DC-6B |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Olympic Airways |
| Kennzeichen: | SX-DAE |
| Werknummer: | 45540/1016 |
| Baujahr: | 1958 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 5 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 85 / Insassen: 85 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 90 / Insassen: 90 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 39 km (24.4 Meilen) SE of Athens (Griechenland)
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| Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
| Betriebsart: | Inländischer planmäßiger Passagierflug |
| Flug von: | Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ/LGSA), Griechenland |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Griechenland | |
| Flugnummer: | 954 |
The aircraft lost height and struck Mount Pan near the Sounion NDB beacon.
The crew attempted to avoid a wide thunderstorm area along the LGAT ILS approach path. The aircraft descended below the cloud base but experienced a CFIT.
Informationsquelle:
» Flight International 18.12.1969 (941)
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Distance from Chania-Soúda Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 264 km (165 miles).
Distance from Chania-Soúda Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 264 km (165 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.
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