Aviation accidents in Greece

The NTSB database holds 29 accidents and incidents in Greece, recorded between 1986 to 2026. 9 of them were fatal (31%), and 140 people died.

The deadliest year was 2005, with 121 deaths.

The aircraft types that appear most often are Boeing 737, Boeing 727 and Lockheed L-1011.

21 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

Records

Fatal

140

Deaths

31%

Share fatal

1986 to 2026

Period

Show these on the map 8 of 29 have coordinates

By decade

1980s 1

1990s 2

2000s 7

2010s 9

2020s 10

Aircraft types involved

Boeing 737 7 Boeing 727 1 Lockheed L-1011 1 Boeing B737 1 Schweizer 269 1 Atec 321 1

Operators involved

Smartwings 2 TWA 1 Naum Sharfman 1 Ifly S.a. 1 Herman O. Gross 1 Delta Air Lines Inc 1

All 29 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
14 Aug 2005	Boeing B737-300 5B-DBY	Grammatikos, Greece no coordinates	Helios Airways	Fatal	121
2 Apr 1986	Boeing 727-231 N54340	Athens, Greece no coordinates	TWA	Fatal	4
20 Aug 2019	Agusta A109 SX-HTO	Poros, Greece no coordinates	Ifly S.a.	Fatal	3
13 Sep 2021	Cessna 182 4X-CHZ	Samos Island, Greece	-	Fatal	2
21 Apr 2018	Piper PA28 SX-SEX	Nafpaktos, Greece no coordinates	Araxos Aero Club	Fatal	2
23 Jun 2017	MD Helicopters 500 SX-HBB	Schinias Marathonas, Greece	AIR1 Helicopters	Fatal	2
16 Oct 2016	Cessna 172 5B-CLB	Peloponnese, Greece no coordinates	Air Club West Greece	Fatal	2
31 May 2009	Atec 321 FAETA OK-JUG19	Strovíkion, Greece	-	Fatal	2
28 Apr 2009	Cirrus SR22 4X-CWN	Mt. Ainos, Greece	Naum Sharfman	Fatal	2
10 Jul 2026	Boeing 737 9H-QEU	Polykastro, Greece no coordinates	Malta Air	Serious injuries	-
9 Apr 2026	Hawker HAWKER 800 T7-NKS	Atene, Greece no coordinates	-	No injuries	-
28 Aug 2025	Boeing 737 OK-TVW	Aktion, Greece no coordinates	Smartwings	No injuries	-
15 May 2025	Boeing 737 SP-ESG	Kos, Greece	Enter Air Sp. Z o.o	No injuries	-
29 Apr 2025	Boeing 737 4X-EHE	Athens, Greece no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
14 Jun 2023	Boeing 737 OK-TSO	Heraklion, Greece no coordinates	Smartwings	Unknown	-
2 Jul 2021	Cessna 750 SX-ECI	Cyprus, Greece no coordinates	Hellenic CAA	Unknown	-
30 May 2021	ATR ATR72 SX-THR	Democritus, Greece	Sky Express	No injuries	-
24 Aug 2020	Robinson R44 N115VC	Gulf of Glyfada, Greece no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
10 Jun 2018	Boeing 737 800 N276EA	Crete, Greece	Swiftair	No injuries	-
26 Jul 2017	Beechcraft HAWKER TC-MAN	Mykonos, Greece no coordinates	Genel Havacilik AS	No injuries	-
26 Dec 2014	Airbus A330-201 F-GRSQ	Athens, Greece, Greece no coordinates	-	Unknown	-
15 Jun 2013	Boeing 737-800 SU-BPZ	Thessaloniki, Greece no coordinates	Astra Airlines	No injuries	-
16 Jun 2010	Boeing 767 N196DN	Athens, Greece no coordinates	Delta Air Lines Inc	No injuries	-
2 Mar 2009	Unknown aircraft	Greece no coordinates	Jet2.com	No injuries	-
22 Apr 2008	Schweizer 269C SX-HNB	Athens, Greece	Olympic Aviation, SA	Minor injuries	-
31 Dec 2006	Boeing B757-200 4X-EBM	Athens, Greece no coordinates	Israir	No injuries	-
11 Feb 2003	Agusta A-109E SK-HDV	Ikaria Island, Greece no coordinates	Hellenic Emergency Medical Service	Unknown	-
19 Jul 1998	Lockheed L-1011 GBBAF	Kos, Greece no coordinates	Caledonian Airways	No injuries	-
29 Aug 1996	Cessna T-310P N5758M	Skiathos, Greece no coordinates	Herman O. Gross	No injuries	-