Boeing 737 crash in Ethiopia - The crash of a Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-200 , ET-AJA flight number flying from Bahr Dar to Asmara on Thursday, September 15, 1988 . The plane caught fire as a result of a hard landing at the airport of departure. Killed 35 people on board [1] [2] .
| 604 Ethiopian Airlines Flight | |
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| General information | |
| date | September 15, 1988 |
| Character | Approach Crash |
| Cause | Collision with birds |
| A place | Bahr Dar Airport , Bahr Dar , Ethiopia |
| Coordinates | |
| Dead | 35 |
| Aircraft | |
| Model | Boeing 737-260 |
| Airline |  Ethiopian airlines |
| Departure point | Bahr Dar |
| Destination |  Asmara |
| Board number | ET-AJA |
| Passengers | 98 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Survivors | 69 |
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Liner
The crashed Boeing 737-260 , ET-AJA registration number, was manufactured for Ethiopian Airlines [1] . At the time of the accident, the plane flew off in less than one year [1] .
Disaster circumstances
After taking off from Bahr-Dara airport, a flock of speckled pigeons got into both aircraft engines, as a result of which the engines were damaged and their surge began [1] . One of the engines immediately lost traction, and the crew decided to return to the airport [2] . During landing, the plane caught fire [1] .
There are discrepancies in the assessment of the dead, depending on the source. The number varies from 31 [2] [3] [4] to 35 [1] . The discrepancies are most likely due to the fact that 4 bodies were not identified [4] . All the dead were passengers.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-260 ET-AJA Bahar Dar Airport (BJR)
- ↑ 1 2 3 Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crashes Since 1970 . AirSafe.com (January 25, 2010). Date of treatment February 20, 2011. Archived on September 7, 2012.
- ↑ Profile: Ethiopian Airlines (January 25, 2010). Date of treatment February 21, 2011.
- ↑ 1 2 31 morts dans la chute d'un Boeing éthiopien (French) (09/18/1988). Archived August 27, 2016. Date of treatment May 19, 2011.