Yakovlev Yak-42 crash, Dec 17, 1997 (70 killed), Katerini
Yakovlev Yak-42 accident on December 17, 1997 near Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece with 70 fatalities. Cause: Flight crew errors in approach,...
- Date: December 17, 1997
- Aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-42
- Location: Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece
- Fatalities: 70
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight crew errors in approach, missed approach and navigation, poor crew resource management, and company oversight failures, with an aircraft dispatched with an inoperative radio receiver.
Aerosvit Flight 241, a Yak-42 chartered from Lviv Airlines, flew a confused approach to Thessaloniki at night in cloud, missed the approach and struck Mount Pente Pigadia. All 70 people aboard were killed. Investigators blamed crew performance, training, and company oversight.