| Statuts: | |
| Date: | 22 JUI 1974 |
| Heure: | ca 02:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Nord 2501D Noratlas |
| Compagnie: | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía |
| Immatriculation: | 52-133 |
| Numéro de série: | D035 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 2 Bristol Hercules 739 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 27 / à bord: 28 |
| Total: | victimes: 31 / à bord: 32 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 3 km (1.9 milles) de Nicosia Airport (NIC) (Chypre)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ/LGSA), Grèce |
| Aéroport de destination: | Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Chypre |
Détails:Turkey invaded Cyprus on 20 July 1974, after the Cypriot Government had been overtrown by sections of the Cypriot National Guard, led by its Greek officers five days earlier. On the evening of July 21, 1974 the Hellenic Air Force commenced a clandestine air-lift operation (Operation "Niki") using twenty Noratlas and ten C-47 Dakota aircraft in an effort to transport a battalion of commandos from Crete to Cyprus. However, the aircraft were erroneously engaged by Greek Cypriot anti-aircraft guns at Nicosia International Airport.
The first three aircraft managed to land. The aircraft with callsign "Niki 4" got hit by heavy AA fire, caught fire and crashed two miles before the runway.
Sources:
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Operation "Niki" 1974 - a suicide mission to Cyprus / by Mihail Solanakis»
Military operations during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus (Wikipedia)
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Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposé destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Chania-Soúda Airport et Nicosia Airport est de 823 km (514 miles).
Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.