Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 21 October 1972
Aircraft Type: NAMC YS-11A-500
Owner/operator: Olympic Airways
Registration Number: SX-BBQ
Location: 3 km off Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) –
ÿ Greece
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 37 / Occupants: 53
Component Affected: Aircraft structureAircraft structure
Category: Accident
A NAMC YS-11A-500 passenger plane, registered SX-BBQ, crashed in the sea near Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) due to reduced visibility, resulting in the loss of all passengers and crew.A NAMC YS-11A-500 passenger plane, registered SX-BBQ, crashed in the sea near Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) due to reduced visibility, resulting in the loss of all passengers and crew.
Description
A NAMC YS-11A-500 passenger plane, registered SX-BBQ, was damaged beyond repair in an accident at sea near Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH), Greece. Olympic flight 506 from Corfu carried 49 passengers and four crew members. Thirteen passengers and three crew members survived the accident. Flight 509 took off from Kerkyra, Corfu at 19:55 for the over water flight to Athens. The airplane crashed in sea while approaching Athens in reduced visibility about 21:30.
Source of Information
http://www.dete.gr/news.php?article_id=9075http://www.dete.gr/news.php?article_id=9075Primary Cause
Reduced visibility during approach to Athens.Reduced visibility during approach to Athens.Share on:
