- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 30, 1959 |
Time: | 1525 |
Location: | Athens, Greece |
Operator: | Olympic Airways |
Flight #: | 214 |
Route: | Athens - Thessaloniki |
AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
Registration: | SX-BAD |
cn / ln: | 9491 |
Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Engine failure on takeoff. The plane crashed 5 minutes later. Failure of the gudgeon pin bearing of the No.6 piston of the left engine. |
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