| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 30, 1959 |
| Time: | 1525 |
| Location: | Athens, Greece |
| Operator: | Olympic Airways |
| Flight #: | 214 |
| Route: | Athens - Thessaloniki |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | SX-BAD |
| cn / ln: | 9491 |
| Aboard: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Engine failure on takeoff. The plane crashed 5 minutes later. Failure of the gudgeon pin bearing of the No.6 piston of the left engine. |
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