Date: 08 Oct 1979
Airline: Swissair
Flight No.: N/A
Aircraft: Douglas DC-8-62
Location: Athens, Greece
Fatalities: 14:156
Photographer: Unknown
The aircraft overran runway 15L while landing at Athens in wet weather conditions. The aircraft touched down some 2,200 feet beyond the displaced threshold at a groundspeed of 146 knots, and was unable to stop in the remaining runway.
