Plane crashes in Greece
39 crashes in Greece since 1982, with 348 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.
- Crashes: 39
- Fatal crashes: 20
- Fatalities: 348
- First recorded: April 2, 1982
- Most recent: September 5, 2026
Deadliest
- August 14, 2005: Boeing 737-300, Grammatiko, Attica / Αττική, Greece (121 fatalities)
- December 17, 1997: Yakovlev Yak-42, Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece (70 fatalities)
- February 5, 1991: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mt Othrys, Thessaly, Greece (63 fatalities)
- August 3, 1989: Short 330, Samos, North Aegean, Greece (34 fatalities)
- April 2, 1982: Grumman C-1A Trader, Chania, Crete, Greece (11 fatalities)
Manufacturers
- Canadair (10)
- Boeing (4)
- Bell (3)
- Lockheed (3)
- Antonov (2)
- British Aerospace (2)
- Cessna (2)
- Grumman (2)
- Airbus (1)
- Beechcraft (1)
- Dornier (1)
- Douglas (1)
Aircraft
- Canadair CL-215 (8)
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules (2)
- Airbus A300 (1)
- Antonov AN-12 (1)
- Antonov AN-26 (1)
- BAe Jetstream 31 (1)
- Bae Jetstream 41 (1)
- Beechcraft U-21 Ute (1)
- Boeing 707 (1)
- Boeing 727-200 (1)
- Boeing 737-300 (1)
- Boeing E-3 Sentry (1)
Years
All crashes
- September 5, 2026: McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II, Near Tanagra Air Base (Athens Flying Week), Tanagra, Greece (2 fatalities)
- August 17, 2026: Bell 206, Tholos area, Sifnos Island, Greece (3 fatalities)
- August 2, 2026: Bell 214, Near Psatha, Attica (west of Athens), Greece (2 fatalities)
- August 2, 2026: Bell 214, Near Psatha, Attica (west of Athens), Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 9, 2026: F-16C Fighting Falcon, Zakynthos International Airport, Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 25, 2023: Canadair CL-215, Karystos, Central Greece, Greece (2 fatalities)
- December 15, 2022: Pilatus PC-6 (Porter & Turbo Porter), Heraklion, Crete, Greece (1 fatality)
- July 16, 2022: Antonov AN-12, Eleftheroupolis, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece (8 fatalities)
- January 27, 2022: Canadair CL-604 Challenger, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (0 fatalities)
- June 26, 2016: Canadair CL-215, Dervenochoria, Central Greece, Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 17, 2015: Canadair CL-215, Faraklo, Peloponnese, Greece (0 fatalities)
- February 2, 2015: Bae Jetstream 41, Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
- February 12, 2009: BAe Jetstream 31, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 23, 2007: Canadair CL-415, Diliso, Central Greece, Greece (2 fatalities)
- July 6, 2006: Canadair CL-215, Patroklos Island, Attica, Greece (0 fatalities)
- August 14, 2005: Boeing 737-300, Grammatiko, Attica / Αττική, Greece (121 fatalities)
- May 3, 2003: Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III, Rhodes, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 15, 2000: Canadair CL-215, Volos, Thessaly, Greece (2 fatalities)
- July 4, 2000: Tupolev TU-154, Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 28, 1999: Swearingen SA227 Metro III, Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
- March 24, 1999: Airbus A300, Rhodes-Diagoras, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
- December 20, 1997: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mt Pastra, Attica, Greece (5 fatalities)
- December 17, 1997: Yakovlev Yak-42, Katerini, Central Macedonia, Greece (70 fatalities)
- September 23, 1997: Lockheed P-3 Orion, Chania, Crete, Greece (0 fatalities)
- August 12, 1997: Boeing 727-200, Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece (0 fatalities)
- May 2, 1997: Dornier DO228, Paros Island, South Aegean, Greece (0 fatalities)
- July 14, 1996: Boeing E-3 Sentry, Preveza, Epirus / Ήπειρος, Greece (0 fatalities)
- August 31, 1995: Antonov AN-26, Thessaloniki, Thessaly, Greece (6 fatalities)
- August 22, 1993: Canadair CL-215, Patras, Peloponnese, Greece (2 fatalities)
- July 15, 1992: Canadair CL-215, Isthmia, Peloponnese, Greece (0 fatalities)
- March 24, 1992: Boeing 707, Athens-Ellinikon, Attica, Greece (7 fatalities)
- January 23, 1992: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, Elefsis AFB (Elefsina), Attica, Greece (3 fatalities)
- December 28, 1991: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tatoi AFB (Athens), Attica, Greece (1 fatality)
- February 5, 1991: Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Mt Othrys, Thessaly, Greece (63 fatalities)
- August 3, 1989: Short 330, Samos, North Aegean, Greece (34 fatalities)
- July 24, 1985: Beechcraft U-21 Ute, Athens, Attica, Greece (0 fatalities)
- October 6, 1984: Cessna 500 Citation, Skiathos, Thessaly, Greece (0 fatalities)
- March 10, 1984: Canadair CL-215, Elefsis AFB (Elefsina), Attica / Αττική, Greece (3 fatalities)
- April 2, 1982: Grumman C-1A Trader, Chania, Crete, Greece (11 fatalities)