This is a list of aviation accidents and incidents that have occurred in Greece.

Civilian

1940s October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4 on way from Istanbul to Athens crashes in Hymettus. 44 people died. December 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 of Czech Airlines crashes in Kalamata with a death toll of 24. June 6, 1949: Douglas C-47 of the now-defunct National Greek Airlines crashes in Athens. 22 people die.

1950s October 29, 1959: DC3 of Olympic Airways crashes near Tanagra. 18 people are killed.

1960s October 12, 1967: De Havilland DH.106 Comet of British European Airways crashes off Rhodes, killing 66 people on board. December 8, 1969: Douglas DC-6 of Olympic Airways from Chania to Athens crashes in Keratea. 90 people are killed.

1970s July 19, 1972: BAC One-Eleven 501EX of British Caledonian overruns the runway of Kerkyra (Corfu) Airport during takeoff and stops in a lagoon. One elderly passenger dies subsequently from a heart attack. October 21, 1972: NAMC YS-11 of Olympic Airways crashes in Athens. 37 people are killed. September 8, 1974: TWA Flight 841 crashes into the Ionian Sea. All 79 passengers and 9 crew members were killed. November 23, 1976: NAMC YS-11 of Olympic Airways from Athens to Kozani crashes under fog into a mountain near Sarantaporo. Fatalities: 50. October 7, 1979: A Douglas DC-8 Swissair Flight 316 lands at Athens Ellinikon International Airport, overshoots the runway, and kills fourteen passengers.

1980s April 2, 1986: TWA Flight 840 is bombed en route to Athens, ejecting 4 on board. The plane landed safely. August 3, 1989: Short 330 of Olympic Airways from Thessaloniki to Samos crashes in the Kerketeus range of mountains. All 34 people on board are killed.

1990s March 24, 1992: A Boeing 707-321C operated by Golden Star Air Cargo crashes into Mount Hymettus on approach to Athens-Ellinikon International Airport. All 7 people on board are killed. December 17, 1997: A Yakovlev Yak-42 operating Aerosvit Airlines flight 241 crashes into the Pierian mountains in Central Macedonia. 70 people are killed.

2000s August 14, 2005: Helios Airways Flight 522 crashes in Grammatiko, killing all 121 people on board. This is the deadliest aviation accident in the history of Greece. October 3, 2006: Turkish Airlines Flight 1476 is hijacked in Greek airspace.

2020s July 16, 2022: Meridian Flight 3032, an Antonov An-12BK carrying munitions from Serbia to Bangladesh, crashes near Kavala, killing all eight people on board. August 2, 2026: Two firefighting helicopters collided in mid-air while fighting a wildfire west of Athens, Greece. One helicopter crashed, killing both crew members, while the other made an emergency landing. August 17, 2026: A young English couple, Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, who were in Greece on their honeymoon, and the Greek pilot died in a helicopter accident. The helicopter they were flying in crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos. September 5, 2026: a McDonnell F-4E Phantom II belonging to the Hellenic Air Force crashed at Tanagra Air Base shortly after takeoff during an air show (“Athens Flying Week”). Both pilots died.srf.ch (German)

Military

1970s January 12, 1970: Douglas C-47 of the Hellenic Air Force crashes in Vilia, resulting in the death of 23 people. September 6, 1973: Two Mirage V's of the Belgian Air Force crash into the Lefka Ori mountains within one minute of each other, killing their pilots. February 9, 1975: Transall C-160 of the Luftwaffe crashes in Chania, killing 40 people.

1990s February 5, 1991: The worst accident in the history of the Hellenic Air Force. Lockheed C-130H Hercules 748 crashes into Mount Othrys, killing 63. June 18, 1992: Greek Mirage F-1 crashes near Agios Efstratios while intercepting Turkish F-16s, killing pilot Lieutenant Nikolaos Sialmas. August 31, 1995: Antonov AN-26 of Force Aérienne du Mali crashes 2 nmi north of Makedonia International Airport, Thessaloniki. 6 people die. December 20, 1997: Lockheed Hercules C-130 of the Hellenic Air Force crashes into Pastra Mountain near Tanagra, killing 5.

2000s September 11, 2004: Helicopter carrying Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and 16 others crashes into the Aegean Sea; none survived. May 23, 2006: A Greek and a Turkish F-16 collide in midair near Karpathos, killing Greek Captain Kostas Iliakis. December 5, 2007: Greek Bell UH-1 Iroquois crashes into Evia during a training mission. 4 crew members are killed.

2010s February 26, 2010: Hellenic Army Agusta Bell AB212 crashes in Lamia during a training mission, killing 2 crew members. January 26, 2015: Greek F-16 crashes during a NATO training exercise at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 (2 Greek pilots, 9 French military personnel). 21 others were injured. August 30, 2018: Greek Canadair CL-215 crashes in Zakynthos during firefighting efforts; crew survives.

2020s January 30, 2023: Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules of the US Air Force crashes during a training mission in northern Greece. No fatalities were reported. On 30 January 2023, a Greek Air Force F-4E Phantom II crashed into the Ionian Sea. The aircraft was conducting a training exercise when it crashed 46 km south of the Andravida Air Base. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the crash. August 17, 2026: A young English couple, Alexander Cromie and Marie Ebert, who were in Greece on their honeymoon, and the Greek pilot died in a helicopter accident. The helicopter they were flying in crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos. September 5, 2026: A McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II of the 338th Fighter-Bomber Squadron crashed into a cliff while attempting a low flyby maneuver above the southernmost runway at Tanagra Air Base during the annual Athens Flying Week air show. A fire started abruptly; fire and rescue vehicles were dispatched immediately to the site of the impact. After successfully extinguishing the blaze both pilots were found deceased by search and rescue teams.

See also List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft

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