Helios Airways Flight 522
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On August 14, 2005, Helios Airways Flight 522 covered the route between Larnaca International Airport (Cyprus), and Ruzyně International Airport (Prague, Czech Republic), with a stopover in Athens (Greece). The aircraft, a Boeing 737, crashed on a mountain at 09:04 UTC on that day, near Grammatiko, 40 km north of Athens while on approach to Athens airport capital, killing all 115 passengers and 6 crew members on board.[1][2]
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Accident | |
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Date | 14 August 2005 (2005-08-14) |
Summary | Crashed following crew incapacitation due to loss of pressurization |
Site | Grammatiko, Marathon, Greece 38°13.894′N 23°58.214′E |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737-31S |
Aircraft name | Olympia |
Operator | Helios Airways |
IATA flight No. | ZU522 |
ICAO flight No. | HCY522 |
Call sign | HELIOS 522 |
Registration | 5B-DBY |
Flight origin | Larnaca International Airport, Larnaca, Cyprus |
Stopover | Athens International Airport, Greece |
Destination | Prague Ruzyně Int'l Airport, Prague, Czech Republic |
Occupants | 121 |
Passengers | 115 |
Crew | 6 |
Fatalities | 121 |
Survivors | 0 |
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It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Greek history.