Olympic Airways Flight 954
{{short description|1969 airplane crash}}
{{Infobox aircraft occurrence
| name = Olympic Airways Flight 954
| occurrence_type = Accident
| image = Douglas DC-6B SX-DAI Olympic LHR 17.08.63 edited-2.jpg
| image_upright = 1.16
| alt =
| caption = A Olympic Airways DC-6, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
| date = {{Start date|1969|12|08}}
| type = Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT)
| site = Near Keratea, Greece
| coordinates =
| aircraft_type = Douglas DC-6B
| aircraft_name = Isle of Corfu
| operator = Olympic Airways
| tail_number = SX-DAE
| origin = Chania International Airport
| destination = Athens-Ellinikon International Airport|
| occupants = 90
| passengers = 85
| crew = 5
| fatalities = 90
| survivors = 0
}}
Olympic Airways Flight 954 was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft that crashed into a mountain near Keratea (approx. coordinates 37°48' N, 23°57' E), Greece, on December 8, 1969. All 85 passengers and 5 crew on board died in the crash.
The crash
The flight was a domestic scheduled passenger service from Chania on the island of Crete to Athens. While on approach to Athens and with its undercarriage retracted, the aircraft struck Mount Paneio at an altitude of approximately 2,000 feet. The weather at the time of the crash was characterized by rain and high winds.
The crash of Flight 954 was the deadliest aviation accident in Greek history at the time it took place, a record it maintained until the crash of Helios Airways Flight 522 nearly thirty-six years later. It is still the deadliest aviation accident involving a Douglas DC-6,[http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19691208-0 Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6B SX-DAE Athens] and the deadliest crash in the history of Olympic Airways.
Cause
It was ruled that the flight crew had deviated from the proper track and descended below the minimum safe altitude while making an ILS approach.{{cite book |title=Aviation Disasters Second Edition |last1=Gero |first1=David |publisher=Patrick Stephens Limited |year= 1996 |page=91 }}
References
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External links
{{Portal|Greece|Aviation}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20121211212518/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=12081969®=SX-DAE&airline=Olympic+Airways 1969 Keratea Olympic Airlines DC-6 crash at AirDisaster.com]}}
{{Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969}}
{{Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece}}
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Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in 1969
Category:Airliner accidents and incidents involving controlled flight into terrain
Category:Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error
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Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Greece
Category:Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-6