Short 330 crash, Aug 3, 1989 (34 killed), Samos
Short 330 accident on August 3, 1989 near Samos, North Aegean, Greece with 34 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after a navigation...
- Date: August 3, 1989
- Aircraft: Short 330
- Location: Samos, North Aegean, Greece
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after a navigation error, a visual approach in instrument conditions and a steep turn shortly before impact by the pilot in command.
An Olympic Aviation Short 330 registered SX-BGE on a scheduled flight to Samos flew into cloud covered Mount Kerkis while using visual procedures in instrument conditions. All 34 people aboard were killed and the aircraft broke up on impact.