26
Mar
Lockheed L-1011-385-1-14 TriStar 100 – G-BBAF
The operated a charter flight from London Gatwick. The crew had been called up from standby quite near to the departure. The aircraft w...
26
Mar
Yakovlev Yak-42 – UR-42334
AeroSvit flight AEW241, a Yakovlev Yak-42, impacted Mount Pente Pigadia, Greece, killing all 70 occupants. AeroSvit Airlines Flight AE...
26
Mar
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 – HB-IDE
Swissair flight 316, a DC-8-62, overran the runway on landing at Athens Airport, Greece, killing 14 occupants; 140 survived the acciden...
26
Mar
Transall C-160D – 50+63
The Transall carried 37 West German soldiers to the NATO's missile base on Crete. It crashed in in stormy weather in snow-covered mount...
26
Mar
Grumman C-2A Greyhound – 152787
Crashed into sea about five miles from runway 11 after both engines lost power. Fuel contamination with water suspected.
26
Mar
NAMC YS-11A-500 – SX-BBQ
A NAMC YS-11A-500 passenger plane, registered SX-BBQ, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at sea near Athens-Ellinikon Internation...
26
Mar
Boeing 707 –
Lone hijacker demanded ticket to London and medical treatment. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 ...
26
Mar
Douglas DC-6B –
A 20-year old passenger, armed with a gun, hijacked the flight and demanded to be taken to Rome, Italy. He was overpowered by passenger...
26
Mar
NAMC YS-11 –
One hijacker demanded to be taken to Lebanon. Plane stormed/hijacker arrested. Duration of the hijacking: less than 1 day.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47 (DC-3) – 49-2614
The Dakota came in to land when one of its tyres burst. The aircraft swerved across the runway, nosed over and caught fire. The deputy ...