Narrative:
The Learjet crashed into the sea on final approach to Nice.
After a letdown at Cannes and overflying the NC NDB Antibes, the aircraft collided with the water in line with the runway centreline and 4 nm from the threshold.
accident date: 18-02-1972
type: Learjet 25B
registration: SX-ASO
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 18 February 1972 |
| Time: | 19:20 |
| Type: |  Learjet 25B |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | SX-ASO |
| MSN: | 25-074 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 7,4 km (4.6 mls) off Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) ( France)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE/LFMN), France |
The Learjet crashed into the sea on final approach to Nice.
After a letdown at Cannes and overflying the NC NDB Antibes, the aircraft collided with the water in line with the runway centreline and 4 nm from the threshold.
Sources:
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accident date: 18-02-1972
type: Learjet 25B
registration: SX-ASO
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 Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 1517 km (948 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport as the crow flies is 1517 km (948 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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