UR-42334 in service with Tiger Air in the mid 1990s |
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 17 December 1997 |
| Type | Pilot error |
| Site | Pierian Mountains, Greece |
| Passengers | 62 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Fatalities | 70 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Yakovlev Yak-42 |
| Operator | Aerosvit - Ukrainian Airlines |
| Tail number | UR-42334 |
| Flight origin | Boryspil International Airport, Kiev, Ukraine |
| Stopover | Odessa International Airport, Odessa, Ukraine |
| Destination | Thessaloniki International Airport, Thessaloniki, Greece |
Aerosvit Flight 241 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kiev which crashed during a missed approach into Thessaloniki in Greece.
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Aerosvit Flight 241 was originally scheduled to be operated by a Boeing 737. The first sector of the flight from Kiev-Odessa was operated by the Boeing 737 but due to engine issues the aircraft was swapped for a Yakovlev Yak-42. The flight continued onwards towards Thessaloniki. As Flight 241 made its approach to the airport, the flight missed the ILS approach and had to perform a go around. The crew were told to head North and hold for a second attempt. The crew failed to do the published missed ILS approach procedure and headed West-Southwest, flying into the side of Mount Pieria at 3300 feet. The crash killed all 70 passengers and crew.[1]
A search party was formed when the flight went missing. The Greek Air Force helped out in the search for the wreckage.
On 20 December 1997, the wreckage was found, a whole 3 days after the initial accident.
A Lockheed Hercules operated by the Greek Air Force, participating in the search for Flight 241, crashed near Athens, Greece; killing all 5 crew members.
The flight was operated by a Yakovlev Yak-42, registration UR-42334. The aircraft first flew in 1986.
| Nationality | Passengers | Crew | Total |
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| Greece | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 8 | 32 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 61 | 8 | 69 |
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