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| Date: | Tuesday 22 July 2025 |
| Time: | 11:05 UTC |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 |
| Owner/operator: | Olympic Air |
| Registration: | SX-OBK |
| MSN: | 1020 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Kithira Airport (KIT/LGKC) -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Elefthérios Venizélos International Airport (ATH/LGAV) |
| Kithira Airport (KIT/LGKC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Olympic Air flight OA42, an ATR 72-600, suffered an engine failure while on approach to KIT.
The engine was shut down and the aircraft landed safely on runway 20.
The aircraft was ferried to Athens two days later.
METAR:
LGKC 220950Z 13006KT CAVOK 37/16 Q1012
LGKC 221120Z 05006KT CAVOK 36/16 Q1012
Sources:
https://www.larissapress.gr/2025/07/23/anastatosi-stin-ptisi-oa42-prosgeiosi-sta-kythira-me-enan-kinitira/
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/OAL42/history/20250722/1010Z/LGAV/LGKC
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2025 16:07 | ASN | Added |
| 24-Jul-2025 16:07 | ASN | Updated |
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