Boeing 727-200 crash, Aug 12, 1997, Thessaloniki
Boeing 727-200 accident on August 12, 1997 near Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece with no fatalities. Cause: Landing too far down the runway after an...
- Date: August 12, 1997
- Aircraft: Boeing 727-200
- Location: Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Landing too far down the runway after an unstable high approach, with failure to follow the approach checklist, failure to go around, and poor crew coordination
An Olympic Airways Boeing 727 on flight OA171 from Athens landed far down the runway at Thessaloniki in thunderstorm conditions on a wet runway. It could not stop in the remaining distance, left the runway and lost its undercarriage on soft ground. All 35 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.