Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Warsaw
Flight / Schedule
Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Warsaw
Aircraft
Douglas DC-2Registration
SP-ASJ
MSN
1318
Year of Manufacture
1934
Date
November 23, 1937 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Petrich Blagoevgrad
Region
Europe • Bulgaria
Coordinates
41.3974°, 23.2093°
Crash Cause
Weather
Narrative Report
On November 23, 1937 at 12:00 AM, Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Warsaw experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by LOT Polish Airlines - Polskie Linie Lotnicze, with the event recorded near Petrich Blagoevgrad.
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is weather. Crew was flying in poor weather conditions when the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Pirin located some 40 km northeast of Petrich, southwest part of Bulgaria. All six occupants were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration SP-ASJ, MSN 1318, year of manufacture 1934.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.3974°, 23.2093°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
3
Passengers
3
Other
0
Crash Summary
Crew was flying in poor weather conditions when the twin engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Pirin located some 40 km northeast of Petrich, southwest part of Bulgaria. All six occupants were killed.
Cause: Weather
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
3
Passengers On Board
3
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Athens – Thessaloniki – Sofia – Warsaw
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Bulgaria