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Swissair Flight 316
Flight 316 on fire after landing
Accident
Date7 October 1979 (1979-10-07)
SummaryRunway overrun
SiteEllinikon International Airport, Athens, Greece
37°52′26″N 23°44′27″E / 37.87389°N 23.74083°E / 37.87389; 23.74083
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas DC-8-62
Aircraft nameUri
OperatorSwissair
RegistrationHB-IDE
Flight originZurich Airport
1st stopoverGeneva Airport
2nd stopoverEllinikon International Airport
3rd stopoverChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
DestinationBeijing Capital International Airport
Passengers142
Crew12
Fatalities14
Injuries10[1]
Survivors140

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.

  1. ^ Pilot charged in 14 aircrash fatalities. Bangor, Maine: Bangor Daily News (UPI). 10 October 1979, p. 34.

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