Olympic Aviation Flight 545
 SX-BGE, the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 August 1989 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Mount Kerkis, Samos, Greece |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Shorts 330-200 |
| Aircraft name | Isle of Milos |
| Operator | Olympic Aviation |
| Registration | SX-BGE |
| Flight origin | Thessaloniki Airport |
| Destination | Samos Airport |
| Occupants | 34 |
| Passengers | 31 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 34 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 3 August 1989, Olympic Aviation Flight 545, operated by a Shorts 330-200, crashed into a cloud-shrouded Mount Kerkis on Samos due to the pilots using visual flight rules in instrument meteorological conditions. All on board perished.[1][2] This accident is the worst involving a Shorts 330.[3]
References
- ^ "No survivors found in Greece air crash". The Associated Press. The Union Democrat. 4 August 1989. p. 10A. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE, Thursday 3 August 1989". asn.flightsafety.org. Aviation Safety Network.
- ^ "Shorts 330 Accident listing". ASN - Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 August 2024.