Elefsis - Nea Anchialos

On February 5, 1991 at 12:51 PM, Elefsis - Nea Anchialos experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Hellenic Air Force - Elleniki Polemiki Aeroporia, with the event recorded near Mt Othrys Thessaly / Tessa<U+03BB><U+03AF>a.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

63 people were known to be on board, 63 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 58, passenger fatalities: 58, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew started the approach to Nea Anchialos in poor visibility due to bad weather conditions when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Othrys located about 24 km southwest of Nea Anchialos Airport. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 63 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 748, MSN 4724, year of manufacture 1977.