Olympic Aviation Flight 545

Olympic Aviation Flight 545
Accident summary
The aircraft which was involved in the accident, seen on a delivery flight in Côte d'Azur Airport in May 1982.
Date	August 3, 1989 (1989-08-03)
Summary	Pilot error
Site	Mount Kerkis, Samos, Greece
Passengers	31
Crew	3
Fatalities	34 (all)
Survivors	0
Aircraft type	Shorts 330-200
Aircraft name	Isle of Milos
Operator	Olympic Aviation
Registration	SX-BGE
Flight origin	Thessaloniki Airport
Destination	Samos Airport

Olympic Aviation Flight 545, 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]

References

External links

Olympic Aviation Flight 545 at Airdisaster.com

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Coordinates: 37°43′37″N 26°37′16″E / 37.7270°N 26.6210°E / 37.7270; 26.6210

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