ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707 registration unknown Athens (ATH)
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Status:
Date:Friday 12 December 1969
Type:Boeing 707
Operator:Ethiopian Airlines
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 14
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 23
Aircraft damage: None
Location:Athens (ATH) (   Greece)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD/LEMD), Spain
Destination airport:Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia
Narrative:
Shortly after the Ethiopian plane took off from Madrid for Rome, a Yemeni hijacker entered the cockpit waving a pistol and ordered the pilot to fly to Aden. The pilot said that he would need to refuel at Rome, but the flight was not allowed to land there.
A security guard went to the cockpit and killed the hijacker. An accomplice armed with a knife ran forward but he was killed by another security guard before he could reach the cockpit. The airplane landed safely at Athens.

Classification:
Hijack


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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Madrid-Barajas Airport to Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport as the crow flies is 5409 km (3381 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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