Aerosvit Flight 241 · Greece
On December 17, 1997, Aerosvit Flight 241 (Greece). 70 people died.
- Date
- December 17, 1997
- Place
- Greece
- Operator
- Aerosvit Airlines
- Killed
- 70
- Position
- 40.227°N, 22.241°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q4688478
From Wikipedia
Aerosvit Flight 241 (VV241/AEW241) was a scheduled international passenger flight from the Ukrainian city of Odesa to Thessaloniki, Greece. On 17 December 1997, the Yakovlev Yak-42 operating the flight registered as UR-42334 flew into a mountainside during a missed approach into Thessaloniki in Greece. All 70 people aboard were killed.
Investigation by the Greek Aircraft Accidents Inquiry Council concluded that the crash was caused by the flight crew's navigational error. The crew were disoriented and lost during the aircraft's second approach to Thessaloniki. Despite numerous cues, the confused crew refused to declare emergency over the situation and decided to re-orient themselves. The crew failed to follow the route that they were supposed to take and the aircraft ultimately crashed onto the mountains.
In light of the investigation, both the Ukrainian and Hellenic authorities were urged to create a compulsory CFIT training for all pilots in both countries.
Text from Wikipedia, “Aerosvit Flight 241”, CC BY-SA 4.0; shortened to the introduction. Authors.
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