Narrative:
The aircraft returned to Addis Ababa after its landing gear didn't retract. The brakes failed after touchdown and the Boeing overran the wet runway.
accident date: 11-07-1989
type: Boeing 707-351B
registration: 5Y-BBK
accident date: 11-07-1989
type: Boeing 707-351B
registration: 5Y-BBK
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 11 July 1989 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-351B |
| Operator: | Kenya Airways |
| Registration: | 5Y-BBK |
| MSN: | 19872/742 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 66 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) ( Ethiopia)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia |
| Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK), Kenya |
The aircraft returned to Addis Ababa after its landing gear didn't retract. The brakes failed after touchdown and the Boeing overran the wet runway.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Flight International 17-23 January 1990 (46)Photos
accident date: 11-07-1989
type: Boeing 707-351B
registration: 5Y-BBK
accident date: 11-07-1989
type: Boeing 707-351B
registration: 5Y-BBK
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-Bole Airport to Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as the crow flies is 1158 km (723 miles).
Distance from Addis Ababa-Bole Airport to Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as the crow flies is 1158 km (723 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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