Narrative:
Both nose- and main gear were torn off when the DC-6 overran the runway after landing. The aircraft caught fire. Reportedly the reversers did not operate on landing. Capt. Mekuria Belete, the father of Yonas Mekuria, the co-pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 that ditched off the coast of the Comoros in 1996, was reportedly demoted and lost 2 years of his seniority.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1970 |
| Time: | 09:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AAY |
| MSN: | 45524/994 |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19646 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Asmara International Airport (ASM) ( Eritrea)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia |
| Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY), Eritrea |
Both nose- and main gear were torn off when the DC-6 overran the runway after landing. The aircraft caught fire. Reportedly the reversers did not operate on landing. Capt. Mekuria Belete, the father of Yonas Mekuria, the co-pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 that ditched off the coast of the Comoros in 1996, was reportedly demoted and lost 2 years of his seniority.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988Photos
Map
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 Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport to Asmara International Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (437 miles).
Distance from Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport to Asmara International Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (437 miles).
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