ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329277
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1976 |
| Time: | 09:45 |
| Type: |  NAMC YS-11A-500 |
| Owner/operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | SX-BBR |
| MSN: | 2156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 50 / Occupants: 50 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 19 km SE of Kozani-Philippos Airport (KZI) -
 Greece
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
| Lárisa Airport (LRA/LGLR) |
The YS-11 operated on flight OA830 from Athens to Kozani via Larissa.
The flight proceeded directly to Kozani because of bad weather at Larissa. Last radio contact was at 09:45, 15nm S of Kozani. It appeared that the aircraft had struck a mountain at 4265 feet. The mountains in the area were covered by cloud and visibility was 15-20 m.
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photo (c) Alfred Wittwer, via Werner Fischdick; Athens-Athinai Airport (ATH); May 1975
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