Last updated: 4 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 5 September 1959 |
| Type: | Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Operator: | Airnautic |
| Registration: | F-BFDN |
| C/n / msn: | 248 |
| First flight: | 1948-01-16 (11 years 8 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Traliceto, Corsica ( France)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Bastia Airport (BIA/LFKB), France |
The Airnautic Viking freighter ditched just offshore. The aircraft sank but both pilots waded ashore.
Classification:
Ditching
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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 Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Bastia Airport as the crow flies is 1305 km (815 miles).
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Bastia Airport as the crow flies is 1305 km (815 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.
