ASN Aircraft accident Shorts 330-200 SX-BGE Samos Airport (SMI)
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Status:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Date:Thursday 3 August 1989
Time:13:43
Type:Silhouette image of generic SH33 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Shorts 330-200
Operator:Olympic Aviation
Registration: SX-BGE
MSN: SH.3083
First flight: 1982
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-45R
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 31 / Occupants: 31
Total:Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:25 km (15.6 mls) WNW of Samos Airport (SMI) (   Greece)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Thessaloniki International Airport (SKG/LGTS), Greece
Destination airport:Samos Airport (SMI/LGSM), Greece
Flightnumber: 545
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)


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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.
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