Athens - Rhodes

On July 28, 1999 at 12:00 AM, Athens - Rhodes experienced a crash involving Swearingen SA227 Metro III, operated by KAL Aviation, with the event recorded near Rhodes-Diagoras South Aegean / <U+039D><U+03CC>t<U+03B9><U+03BF> <U+0391><U+03B9><U+03B3>a<U+03AF><U+03BF>.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. On final approach to Rhodes-Diagoras Airport, while on a cargo flight from Athens, both engines failed simultaneously. The aircraft stalled and crashed in the sea one km short of runway. Both pilots were rescued while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration SX-BGG, MSN AC-656, year of manufacture 1986.