Narrative:Flying VFR in IFR conditions, the aircraft approached Samos. Having deviated 4nm from the H-59 airway, the aircraft was manoeuvred on a collision course with some mountains while turning for a runway 09 approach. The plane, named "Isle of Milos", struck cloud-shrouded Mount Kerkis (1430 m high).
Classification:
VFR flight in IMC
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
Sources:
» Flight International
» ICAO Adrep Summary 2/90 (#30)
Photos
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
accident date:
03-08-1989type: Shorts 330-200
registration: SX-BGE
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Thessaloniki International Airport to Samos Airport as the crow flies is 460 km (288 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.