Olympic Airways Flight 954

Olympic Airways Flight 954
A Olympic Airways DC-6, similar to the aircraft involved in the accident
Accident
DateDecember 8, 1969 (1969-12-08)
SummaryControlled flight into terrain (CFIT)
SiteNear Keratea, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft typeDouglas DC-6B
Aircraft nameIsle of Corfu
OperatorOlympic Airways
RegistrationSX-DAE
Flight originChania International Airport
DestinationAthens-Ellinikon International Airport
Occupants90
Passengers85
Crew5
Fatalities90
Survivors0

Olympic Airways Flight 954 was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft that crashed into a mountain near Keratea (approx. coordinates 37°48' N, 23°57' E), Greece, on December 8, 1969. All 85 passengers and 5 crew on board died in the crash.