Greece
Events
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14 August 2005
Helios Airways Flight 522
- Boeing 737
- 121 people who died
Helios Airways Flight 522, a Boeing 737-300 flying from Larnaca to Athens and Prague on 14 August 2005, never pressurised because a selector had been left in manual after overnight maintenance, and the pilots were overcome by hypoxia as the aircraft climbed on autopilot. It flew on unresponsive for almost three hours, circling near Athens until its fuel ran out, and crashed into hills near Grammatiko, killing all 121 people on board.
3 videos- Mayday: Air Disaster
- Mentour Pilot
- No Survivors Found
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9 August 1978
Olympic Airways Flight 411
- Boeing 747
- 418 people on board
An engine failed as Olympic Airways Flight 411, a fully loaded Boeing 747 bound for New York, lifted off from Athens on 9 August 1978, and the jet barely climbed as it crossed the city at rooftop height.
1 video- Green Dot Aviation
Videos
Helios Airways Flight 522: Inside the Ghost Plane Inquiry
Event: Helios Airways Flight 522 (2005)
Helios Airways 522: The Switch, the Horn and Andreas Prodromou
Event: Helios Airways Flight 522 (2005)
Helios Airways Flight 522: How a 737 Flew On After Crew Hypoxia
Event: Helios Airways Flight 522 (2005)
Olympic Airways Flight 411: How a 747 Skimmed Athens Rooftops
Event: Olympic Airways Flight 411 (1978)
