Accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE, Thursday 3 August 1989

Date:	Thursday 3 August 1989
Time:	13:43
Type:	Shorts 330-200
Owner/operator:	Olympic Aviation
Registration:	SX-BGE
MSN:	SH.3083
Year of manufacture:	1982
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	25 km WNW of Samos Airport (SMI) - Greece
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Thessaloniki International Airport (SKG/LGTS)
Destination airport:	Samos Airport (SMI/LGSM)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Flying VFR in IFR conditions, the aircraft approached Samos. Having deviated 4nm from the H-59 airway, the aircraft was manoeuvred on a collision course with some mountains while turning for a runway 09 approach. The plane, named "Isle of Milos", struck cloud-shrouded Mount Kerkis (1430 m high).

Sources:

Flight International
ICAO Adrep Summary 2/90 (#30)

Location

Images:

photo (c) Demetrios Angelikas; Mount Kerkis; 24 August 2005