ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-201 SX-BHC Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH)
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Status:Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Date:Sunday 9 January 1994
Time:09:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic D228 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Dornier 228-201
Operator:Olympic Aviation
Registration: SX-BHC
MSN: 8030
First flight: 1984-05-06 (9 years 8 months)
Engines: 2 Garrett TPE331-5-252D
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Aircraft fate: Repaired
Location:15 km (9.4 mls) NW of Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH) (   Greece)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Syros Island Airport (JSY/LGSO), Greece
Destination airport:Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece
Narrative:
The aircraft struck power lines on a ridge at an altitude of 1200 ft at 8nm DME short of the runway 15L threshold at Athens-Ellinikon International Airport, Greece. The no.1 engine failed and the aircraft had sustained substantial damage. A safe landing was made in IMC.

Probable Cause:

The accident was caused by incorrect implementation of the instrument approach procedure. The co-pilot had disengaged the alt-hold function on the autopilot causing a descent below MDA before reaching 6 DME. The pilot did not properly correct the high rate of descent.

Classification:
Collision with pole or wires
Forced landing on runway

Sources:
» ICAO Adrep 1/95


Photos

photo of Dornier-228-201-SX-BHC
accident date: 09-01-1994
type: Dornier 228-201
registration: SX-BHC
 

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 Syros Island Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport as the crow flies is 119 km (74 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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