Status:
Datum:	15 JUL 1960
Tijd:	09:40
Type:	Douglas C-47A-20-DK
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:	Ethiopian Air Lines
Registratie:	ET-T-18
Constructienummer:	12926
Bouwjaar:	1944
Aantal vlieguren:	13674
Motoren:	2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Bemanning:	slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 3
Passagiers:	slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 8
Totaal:	slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 11
Schade:	Afgeschreven
Gevolgen:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:	27,5 km (17.2 mijl) S of Jimma (Ethiopië)
Fase:	Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:	Binnenlandse lijnvlucht
Vliegveld van vertrek:	Bulchi Airport (BCY/HABU), Ethiopië
Vliegveld van aankomst:	Jimma Airport (JIM/HAJM), Ethiopië
Vluchtnummer:	372

Beschrijving:
Flight ET 372 departed Bulchi at 09:04Z carrying 8 passengers and a cargo of coffee. After contacting Jimma at 09:40 the pilot requested that the Jimma NDB be turned on. There was no further contact with the flight. The DC-3 crashed on a mountainside at 9400 feet altitude.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "The accident was caused by the following: a) the pilot misjudged the weather conditions in that he continued to fly into deteriorating weather conditions while trying to maintain visual flight rules; b) he misjudged the performance capabilities of the aircraft in that he attempted to climb at a speed below the minimum safe climbing speed of the aircraft."

Bronnen:
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988