Narrative:
Both engines failed, causing the crew to carry out a forced landing short of the runway by the seashore.
Forced landing outside airport
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1999 |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Operator: | Kal Aviation |
| Registration: | SX-BGG |
| MSN: | AC-656 |
| First flight: | 1986 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1 km (0.6 mls) off Rhodes/Paradisi-Diagoras Airport (RHO) ( Greece)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Rhodes/Paradisi-Diagoras Airport (RHO/LGRP), Greece |
Both engines failed, causing the crew to carry out a forced landing short of the runway by the seashore.
Classification:
All engine powerlossForced landing outside airport
Sources:
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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 Rhodes/Paradisi-Diagoras Airport as the crow flies is 417 km (261 miles).
Distance from Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Rhodes/Paradisi-Diagoras Airport as the crow flies is 417 km (261 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.
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