Tatoi - Thessaloniki

On December 28, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Tatoi - Thessaloniki experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Hellenic Air Force - Elleniki Polemiki Aeroporia, with the event recorded near Tatoi AFB (Athens) Attica / <U+0391>tt<U+03B9><U+03BA><U+03AE>.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 16.7%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Tatoi AFB, while in initial climb, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed in an olive grove some 400 metres past the runway end. A crew member was killed while five other occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration KK-171, MSN 15417/26862, year of manufacture 1944.