Narrative:
Crashed when attempting to return after takeoff.
» Ottawa Citizen - Jan 14, 1987
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 January 1987 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Antonov An-12 |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Air Force |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 54 / Occupants: 54 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Asmara International Airport (ASM) ( Eritrea)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY), Eritrea |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia |
Crashed when attempting to return after takeoff.
Sources:
» Aviation Letter 243» Ottawa Citizen - Jan 14, 1987
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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 Asmara International Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Asmara International Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (436 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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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