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Date: | Tuesday 5 February 1991 |
Time: | 12:51 |
Type: | 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)
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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
accident date:
05-02-1991type: 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.