Istanbul – Athens – Rome – Geneva – Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm

On October 26, 1947 at 07:30 PM, Istanbul – Athens – Rome – Geneva – Amsterdam – Copenhagen – Stockholm experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-4, operated by Aktiebolaget Aerotransport - ABA, with the event recorded near Mt Hymettus Attica / <U+0391>tt<U+03B9><U+03BA><U+03AE>.

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

44 people were known to be on board, 44 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 36, passenger fatalities: 36, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Athens-Hassani Airport, the crew was contacted by ATC and instructed to stack for a while due to poor weather conditions (thunderstorm activity) at destination. Few minutes later, the four engine aircraft christened 'Sunnan' hit the slope of Mt Hymettus located northeast of the airport. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all 44 occupants were killed. The crew was unable to distinguish the mountain due to poor visibility caused by low clouds. It is believed that the crew was not aware of his exact position at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-BBG, MSN 42930, year of manufacture 1946.