Athens - Kerkyra

On November 5, 1970 at 12:00 AM, Athens - Kerkyra experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-6, operated by Olympic Airways, with the event recorded near Kerkyra Ionian Islands / <U+0399><U+03CC><U+03BD><U+03B9>a <U+03BD><U+03B7>s<U+03B9><U+03AC>.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

67 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 67 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 62, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Upon landing at Kerkyra-Ioánnis Kapodístrias Airport runway 35, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane slid on runway then veered off runway to the left and came to rest 450 feet further. All 67 occupants were evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SX-DAI, MSN 45544/1026, year of manufacture 1958.