Olympic Aviation Flight 545

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Olympic Aviation Flight 545
Olympic Aviation Short 330 SX-BGE.jpg
SX-BGE, the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
Date3 August 1989 (1989-08-03)
Summary Controlled flight into terrain
Site Mount Kerkis, Samos, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft type Shorts 330-200
Aircraft nameIsle of Milos
Operator Olympic Aviation
Registration SX-BGE
Flight origin Thessaloniki Airport
Destination Samos Airport
Occupants34
Passengers31
Crew3
Fatalities34
Survivors0

On 3 August 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545, operated by a Shorts 330-200, crashed into a cloud-shrouded Mount Kerkis on Samos due to the pilots using visual flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions. All on board perished. [1] This accident is the worst involving a Shorts 330. [2]

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