Swissair Flight 316
Flight 316 on fire after landing | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7 October 1979 |
| Summary | Runway overrun |
| Site | Ellinikon International Airport, Athens, Greece 37°52′26″N 23°44′27″E / 37.87389°N 23.74083°E |
| Aircraft | |
| The aircraft involved in 1977 | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 |
| Aircraft name | Uri |
| Operator | Swissair |
| Registration | HB-IDE |
| Flight origin | Zurich Airport, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1st stopover | Geneva Airport, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2nd stopover | Ellinikon International Airport, Athens, Greece |
| 3rd stopover | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Bombay, India |
| Destination | Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China |
| Occupants | 154 |
| Passengers | 142 |
| Crew | 12 |
| Fatalities | 14 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 140 |
On 7 October 1979, a Swissair DC-8 crashed while attempting to land at Athens-Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece. Of the 154 passengers and crew on board, 14 were killed in the accident.