Draft:Olympic Airways Flight 506

Olympic Airways Flight 506
	A Olympic Airways YS-11 similar to the one involved.
Accident
Date	October 21, 1972
Summary	Undetermined, possibly CFIT
Site	Coast of Athens, Greece
Aircraft
Aircraft type	NAMC YS-11A-500
Operator	Olympic Airways
Registration	SX-BBQ
Flight origin	Corfu International Airport
Destination	Athens International Airport
Occupants	53
Passengers	49
Crew	4
Fatalities	37
Survivors	16

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Declined by OnlyNano 2 months ago. Last edited by OnlyNano 2 months ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: The sources you have referenced are good for verifying the information you have provided, however, they don't demonstrate notability of this crash. I would suggest taking a look at Wikipedia's page on reliable sources to guide you in finding better sources. Cheers! OnlyNano^talk 15:52, 1 September 2024 (UTC)

Olympic Airways Flight 506 was a scheduled passenger flight from Kerkyra-I. Kapodistrias Airport to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport.^[1]^[2] On October 21, 1972, the NAMC YS-11A-500 operating the flight crashed into the waters near a beach while on descent to Athens.^[1]^[2] 37 of out the 53 occupants onboard were killed.^[1]^[2]

Aircraft

Aircraft: NAMC YS-11A-500^[1]^[2]
MSN: 2155^[1]^[2]
Registration: SX-BBQ^[1]^[2]

Accident

The YS-11 aircraft’s crew began their descent to Athens although in terrible weather and low visibility at night. On the final approach to the airport, the aircraft struck the seas’ surface breaking apart which was 5km off the coast.^[1]^[2]

Cause

The safety board concluded that the cause was unknown but they believed that it was by controlled flight into flight with some following consequences of pilot error.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Accident NAMC YS-11A-500 SX-BBQ, Saturday 21 October 1972". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Crash of a NAMC YS-11A-500 off Athens: 37 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Accident NAMC YS-11A-500 SX-BBQ, Saturday 21 October 1972". asn.flightsafety.org. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Crash of a NAMC YS-11A-500 off Athens: 37 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 2024-08-31.

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