Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 30, 1959 (19 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 30, 1959 near Avlona Attica, Greece with 19 fatalities. Cause: The cause was the failure of the...
- Date: October 30, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Avlona Attica, Greece
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was the failure of the gudgeon pin bearing of the number 6 piston of the left engine, which caused a sudden engine breakup.
Olympic Airways flight OA214, a Douglas C 47 on the scheduled Athens to Thessaloniki service, left Ellinikon in the afternoon and disappeared from radar near Mount Parnitha. It crashed near Avlona and was destroyed, killing all 19 on board. The cause is given as a failed piston bearing in the left engine that broke the engine apart.