Draft:Olympic Airways Flight 506

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{{AFC comment|1=The sources you have referenced are good for verifying the information you have provided, however, they don't demonstrate notability of this crash. I would suggest taking a look at Wikipedia's page on reliable sources to guide you in finding better sources. Cheers! OnlyNano^talk 15:52, 1 September 2024 (UTC)}}

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{{Short description|1972 aviation accident in Greece}}

{{Draft topics|europe|transportation|engineering}}

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{{Infobox aircraft occurrence

| name = Olympic Airways Flight 506

| image = Olympic Airways NAMC YS-11 SX-BBH.png

| caption = A Olympic Airways YS-11 similar to the one involved.

| occurrence_type = Accident

| date = {{start date|1972|10|21}}

| summary = Undetermined, possibly CFIT

| site = Coast of Athens, Greece

| aircraft_type = NAMC YS-11A-500

| operator = Olympic Airways

| tail_number = SX-BBQ

| origin = Corfu International Airport

| destination = Athens International Airport

| occupants = 53

| passengers = 49

| crew = 4

| fatalities = 37

| survivors = 16

}}

Olympic Airways Flight 506 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kerkyra-I. Kapodistrias Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport.{{Cite web |title=Accident NAMC YS-11A-500 SX-BBQ, Saturday 21 October 1972 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/330355#:~:text=Olympic%20flight%20506%20from%20Corfu,reduced%20visibility%20about%2021:30. |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}{{Cite web |title=Crash of a NAMC YS-11A-500 off Athens: 37 killed {{!}} Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives |url=https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-namc-ys-11a-500-athens-37-killed |access-date=2024-08-31 |website=www.baaa-acro.com}} On October 21, 1972, the NAMC YS-11A-500 operating the flight crashed into the waters near a beach while on descent to Athens. 37 of out the 53 occupants onboard were killed.