Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 November 1937
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-2-115D
Owner/operator: LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze
Registration Number: SP-ASJ
Location: Pirin Mountains –
ÿ Bulgaria
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system and navigation systems)Aircraft Control System (specifically, the flight control system and navigation systems)
Category: Accident
A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a severe thunderstorm and mountainous terrain en route from Athens, Greece to Warsaw, Poland. The flight originated from Thessaloniki, Greece, and made stops in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Sofia, Bulgaria.A Boeing 737 aircraft experienced a significant loss of altitude during a severe thunderstorm and mountainous terrain en route from Athens, Greece to Warsaw, Poland. The flight originated from Thessaloniki, Greece, and made stops in Thessaloniki, Greece, and Sofia, Bulgaria.
Description
Crashed into mountain in bad weather en route Thessaloniki to Sofia. The aircraft operated on a flight from Athens, Greece back to Warsaw, Poland with en route stops at Thessaloniki, Greece and Sofia, Bulgaria.
Primary Cause
Severe thunderstorm and mountainous terrain conditions caused a loss of altitude and subsequent loss of control.Severe thunderstorm and mountainous terrain conditions caused a loss of altitude and subsequent loss of control.Share on:
