What the records say
- When
- 8 Oct 1979
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 37.87° N, 23.74° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 14
Swissair Flight 316
1979 aviation accident
On 7 October 1979, a Swissair DC-8 crashed while landing at Athens-Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece. Of the 154 passengers and crew on board, 14 were killed in the accident.
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