ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules 748 Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport (VOL)
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Date:Tuesday 5 February 1991
Time:12:51
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
Operator:Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía
Registration: 748
MSN: 4724
First flight: 1977
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 58 / Occupants: 58
Total:Fatalities: 63 / Occupants: 63
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:24 km (15 mls) WSW of Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport (VOL) (   Greece)
Crash site elevation: 1220 m (4003 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Elefsis AB (LGEL), Greece
Destination airport:Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport (VOL/LGBL), Greece
Narrative:
Flew into the side of Mount Othrys in poor weather. The wreckage as found on February 8, 1991, some 24 km WSW of Néa Anchialos Airport.

Classification:

Sources:
» Military aviation disasters : significant losses since 1908 / D. Gero, 1999
» Lockheed Hercules Production List 1954-2003 / Lars Olausson


Photos

photo of Lockheed-C-130H-Hercules -748
accident date: 05-02-1991
type: Lockheed C-130H Hercules 
registration: 748
 

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 Elefsis AB to Volos-Néa Anchialos Airport as the crow flies is 144 km (90 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.

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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