Olympic Aviation Flight 545
On August 3rd 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545, operated by a Shorts 330-200, crashed into a cloud-shrouded Mount Kerkis on Samos due to the pilots using Visual Flight Rules in Instrumental Flight Rules conditions. All on board perished.[1] This accident is the worst involving a Shorts 330.[2]
![]() The aircraft involved in the accident, May 1982. | |
Accident | |
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Date | August 3, 1989 |
Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
Site | Mount Kerkis, Samos, Greece |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Shorts 330-200 |
Aircraft name | Isle of Milos |
Operator | Olympic Aviation |
Registration | SX-BGE |
Flight origin | Thessaloniki Airport |
Destination | Samos Airport |
Passengers | 31 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 34 |
Survivors | 0 |
External links
- Olympic Aviation Flight 545 at Airdisaster.com at the Wayback Machine (archived March 21, 2015)
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