太陽神航空522號班機空難

Key facts

Date

14 August 2005 ( 2005-08-14 )

Summary

Poor situational awareness due to a dual purpose warning sound horn design flaw and maintenance error, causing eventual crew incapacitation due to loss of pressurization , leading to fuel exhaustion and crash

Aircraft type

Boeing 737-31S

Aircraft name

Olympia

Operator

Helios Airways

Iata flight no

ZU522

Icao flight no

HCY522

Call sign

HELIOS 522

Registration

5B-DBY

Flight origin

Larnaca International Airport , Cyprus

Stopover

Athens International Airport , Greece

Destination