Aviation accidents in Greece
CrashAtlas records 102 aviation accidents in Greece, accounting for 917 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
102
Recorded accidents
917
Fatalities in this listing
1936–2023
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-14 | Helios Airways 522 | Boeing 737-31S | Greece | 121 |
| 1969-12-08 | Olympic Airways 954 | Douglas DC-6B | Greece | 90 |
| 1997-12-17 | AeroSvit Airlines, lsf Lvovskie avialinii 241 | Yakovlev Yak-42 | Greece | 70 |
| 1991-02-05 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 748 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Greece | 63 |
| 1976-11-23 | Olympic Airways 830 | NAMC YS-11A-500 | Greece | 50 |
| 1947-10-26 | AB Aerotransport 1629 | Douglas DC-4-1009 | Greece | 44 |
| 1975-02-09 | Luftwaffe · 50+63 | Transall C-160D | Greece | 42 |
| 1972-10-21 | Olympic Airways 506 | NAMC YS-11A-500 | Greece | 37 |
| 1989-08-03 | Olympic Aviation · SX-BGE | Shorts 330-200 | Greece | 34 |
| 1970-01-12 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Greece | 26 |
| 1948-12-21 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-WDN | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 24 |
| 1949-06-06 | Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations - TAE · SX-BAI | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 22 |
| 1959-10-29 | Olympic Airways 214 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Greece | 19 |
| 1954-12-08 | Royal Hellenic Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Greece | 19 |
| 1956-02-12 | Royal Hellenic Air Force · KJ989 | Douglas Dakota IV (DC-3) | Greece | 17 |
| 1943-08-14 | Nucleo Comunicazioni Avio Linee · I-BETA | Savoia-Marchetti SM-75 bis | Greece | 17 |
| 1944-07-21 | Luftwaffe · G6+OR | Junkers Ju-52/3mg8e | Greece | 15 |
| 1944-06-11 | Luftwaffe · KD+IJ | Junkers Ju-52/3mg5e | Greece | 14 |
| 1979-10-07 | Swissair 316 | McDonnell Douglas DC-8-62 | Greece | 14 |
| 1942-11-21 | Luftwaffe · DG+KF | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 12 |
| 1943-11-13 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 12 |
| 1965-01-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 52-1058 | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II | Greece | 10 |
| 1964-11-11 | Aéronavale · 134663 | Lockheed P2V-6M Neptune | Greece | 10 |
| 2022-07-16 | Meridian 3032 | Antonov An-12BK | Greece | 8 |
| 1970-09-01 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 48782 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 7 |
| 1973-11-16 | United States Navy · 152787 | Grumman C-2A Greyhound | Greece | 7 |
| 1949-04-06 | Royal Hellenic Air Force · 43-49249 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Greece | 7 |
| 1992-03-24 | Golden Star Air Cargo · ST-ALX | Boeing 707-321C | Greece | 7 |
| 1941-01-28 | Luftwaffe · 6880 | Junkers Ju-52/3mg3e | Greece | 7 |
| 1995-08-31 | Force Aérienne de la République du Mali · TZ-347 | Antonov An-26 | Greece | 6 |
| 1966-01-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-93090 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 6 |
| 1943-07-22 | Luftwaffe · G6+GJ | Junkers Ju-52/3mg5e | Greece | 6 |
| 1966-03-10 | Trans Mediterranean Airways - TMA · OD-AEL | Douglas DC-6A | Greece | 5 |
| 1997-12-20 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 750 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Greece | 5 |
| 1944-03-04 | Luftwaffe · 1Z+FZ | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 4 |
| 1945-12-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49791 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 4 |
| 1941-05-20 | Luftwaffe · 9P+MU | Junkers Ju-52/3mg5e | Greece | 4 |
| 1977-05-26 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1042 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 3 |
| 1984-03-08 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1015 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 3 |
| 1947-09-03 | Hellenic Airlines · SX-BAB | Douglas C-47A-65-DL (DC-3) | Greece | 3 |
| 1943-10-03 | Luftwaffe · G6+KL | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 3 |
| 1960-08-24 | Don Everall Aviation · G-AMNK | Vickers 634 Viking 1B | Greece | 3 |
| 1937-10-01 | Imperial Airways · G-ADVC | Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat Mk I | Greece | 3 |
| 1941-12-26 | Luftwaffe · 1Z+IT | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 3 |
| 1992-01-23 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 51-7202 | Grumman HU-16B Albatross | Greece | 3 |
| 1944-03-03 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 3 |
| 2007-07-23 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 2055 | Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) | Greece | 2 |
| 2000-07-15 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1048 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 2 |
| 1936-08-22 | Imperial Airways · G-ABFA | Short S.17 Kent | Greece | 2 |
| 2023-07-25 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1055 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 2 |
| 1993-08-22 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1064 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 2 |
| 1944-09-29 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 2 |
| 1941-05-24 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 2 |
| 1945-01-28 | United States Navy · 08093 | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina | Greece | 2 |
| 1941-05-20 | Luftwaffe · G6+EK | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 2 |
| 1941-05-21 | K.Gr.z.b.V. 40 Luftwaffe · 5413 | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 2 |
| 1944-07-02 | Luftwaffe · 1Z+EQ | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 1 |
| 1943-09-06 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 1 |
| 1991-12-27 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · KK171 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 1 |
| 1944-03-07 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 1 |
| 1941-05-25 | Luftwaffe · NJ+NL | Junkers Ju-52m/3 | Greece | 1 |
| 1943-11-28 | German Air Force · 7098 | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 0 |
| 1957-07-01 | United States Air Force - USAF · 53-3221 | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-09-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD892 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-09-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD921 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 1999-03-24 | United Arab Emirates - Amiri Flight 300 | Airbus A300C4-620 | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mfe | Greece | 0 |
| 1971-06-05 | Royal Hellenic Air Force · 49-2614 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 1996-07-14 | NATO · LX-N90457 | Boeing E-3A Sentry (707-300B) | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-11-13 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-02-25 | 230 Sqn RAF · L5804 | Short Sunderland Mk I | Greece | 0 |
| 1997-08-12 | Olympic Airways 171 | Boeing 727-230 | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-06-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-11-13 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-09-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD832 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-11-13 | Luftwaffe · DI+KG | Junkers Ju-52/3m | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-11-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mg.e | Greece | 0 |
| 1997-05-02 | Olympic Aviation · SX-BHG | Dornier 228-201 | Greece | 0 |
| 1970-11-05 | Olympic Airways · SX-DAI | Douglas DC-6B | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Greece | 0 |
| 1984-10-06 | Grondmet Handels GmbH · OE-FAP | Cessna 500 Citation I | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-09-18 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD893 | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 2016-06-26 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1111 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 0 |
| 2006-07-06 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1112 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mfe | Greece | 0 |
| 1936-12-28 | Imperial Airways · G-EBVG | Short S.8 Calcutta | Greece | 0 |
| 1978-07-18 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1050 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 0 |
| 1999-07-28 | Kal Aviation · SX-BGG | Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-04-23 | 230 Sqn RAF · L2161 | Short Sunderland Mk I | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-09-19 | Royal Air Force - RAF · FD806 | Douglas Dakota I (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 2015-07-17 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1070 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mfe | Greece | 0 |
| 1959-06-21 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 17525 | Canadair C-54GM North Star | Greece | 0 |
| 1997-09-23 | United States Navy · 157320 | Lockheed EP-3E Orion | Greece | 0 |
| 2006-04-26 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 2039 | Canadair CL-215-6B11 (CL-415) | Greece | 0 |
| 1992-09-10 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 1075 | Canadair CL-215-1A10 | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-05-17 | Luftwaffe · GF+GG | Junkers G.38gi/fi | Greece | 0 |
| 1941-01-01 | Luftwaffe | Junkers Ju-52/3mfe | Greece | 0 |