Incident Overview
Date: Monday 8 December 1969
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-6B
Owner/operator: Olympic Airways
Registration Number: SX-DAE
Location: 39 km SE of Athens –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 90 / Occupants: 90
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and systems.Aircraft structure and systems.
Category: Accident
An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 aircraft struck Mount Pan near the Sounion NDB beacon during approach to Athens-Ellinikon Airport, Greece, resulting in the loss of all 90 occupants. The aircraft descended below the cloud base but impacted the mountain.An Olympic Airways Douglas DC-6 aircraft struck Mount Pan near the Sounion NDB beacon during approach to Athens-Ellinikon Airport, Greece, resulting in the loss of all 90 occupants. The aircraft descended below the cloud base but impacted the mountain.
Description
Olympic Airways flight 954, a Douglas DC-6, struck a mountain while on approach to Athens-Ellinikon Airport, Greece, killing all 90 occupants The aircraft lost height and struck Mount Pan near the Sounion NDB beacon. The crew attempted to avoid a wide thunderstorm area along the LGAT ILS approach path. The aircraft descended below the cloud base but hit a mountain.
Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically a wide thunderstorm area along the LGAT ILS approach path, caused the aircraft to descend below the cloud base, leading to a catastrophic impact with the mountain.Severe weather conditions, specifically a wide thunderstorm area along the LGAT ILS approach path, caused the aircraft to descend below the cloud base, leading to a catastrophic impact with the mountain.Share on:
