Olympic Aviation Flight 545
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The aircraft which was involved in the accident, seen on a delivery flight in Côte d'Azur Airport in May 1982. | |
| Accident summary | |
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| Date | August 3, 1989 |
| Summary | Pilot error |
| Site | Mount Kerkis, Samos, Greece |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
| 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]
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