Elefsis - Tanagra
Flight / Schedule
Elefsis - Tanagra
Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 HerculesRegistration
750
MSN
4729
Year of Manufacture
1977
Date
December 20, 1997 at 09:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Mt Pastra Attica / <U+0391>tt<U+03B9><U+03BA><U+03AE>
Region
Europe • Greece
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On December 20, 1997 at 09:30 AM, Elefsis - Tanagra experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Hellenic Air Force - Elleniki Polemiki Aeroporia, with the event recorded near Mt Pastra Attica / <U+0391>tt<U+03B9><U+03BA><U+03AE>.
The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft departed Elefsis AFB near Athens on a short flight to Tanagra AFB, carrying five crew members. The aircraft was dispatched at Tanagra AFB to pick up a contingent of 80 soldiers who should take part to the SAR operations following the crash of an Ukrainian Yak-42 on December 17 in the region of Katerini, Central Macedonia. While cruising in a limited visibility due to foggy conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pastra located about 24 km southwest of Tanagra Airbase. The wreckage was found few km southeast of the village of Erythres. All five crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 750, MSN 4729, year of manufacture 1977.
Fatalities
Total
5
Crew
5
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The four engine aircraft departed Elefsis AFB near Athens on a short flight to Tanagra AFB, carrying five crew members. The aircraft was dispatched at Tanagra AFB to pick up a contingent of 80 soldiers who should take part to the SAR operations following the crash of an Ukrainian Yak-42 on December 17 in the region of Katerini, Central Macedonia. While cruising in a limited visibility due to foggy conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Pastra located about 24 km southwest of Tanagra Airbase. The wreckage was found few km southeast of the village of Erythres. All five crew members were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
5
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 5
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Elefsis - Tanagra
Flight Type
Positioning
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Greece
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