What the records say
- When
- 3 Aug 1989
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.73° N, 26.62° E
- Description
- 1989 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 34
Olympic Aviation Flight 545
1989 aviation accident
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. This accident is the worst involving a Shorts 330.
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