51 Years ago today: On 8 December 1969 an Olympic Douglas DC-6 crashed into Mount Pan, killing 90 out of 90 occupants.
| Date: | Monday 8 December 1969 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: | Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Registration: | SX-DAE |
| C/n / msn: | 45540/1016 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 85 / Occupants: 85 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 90 / Occupants: 90 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 39 km (24.4 mls) SE of Athens ( |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Chania-Soúda Airport (CHQ/LGSA), Greece |
| Destination airport: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Greece |
| Flightnumber: | OA954 |
Narrative:
The aircraft lost height and struck Mount Pan near the Sounion NDB beacon.
The crew attempted to avoid a wide thunderstorm area along the LGAT ILS approach path. The aircraft descended below the cloud base but hit a mountain.
