| Status: | |
| Datum: | 23 NOV 1996 |
| Tijd: | 12:15 UTC |
| Type: | 
Boeing 767-260ER |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registratie: | ET-AIZ |
| Constructienummer: | 23916/187 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1987-09-17 (9 years 2 months) |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 6 / inzittenden: 12 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 119 / inzittenden: 163 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 125 / inzittenden: 175 |
| Schade: | Vernield |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 0,5 km (0.3 mijl) van Grande Comore (Comoren)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Internationale lijnvlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopië |
| Vliegveld van aankomst: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKNA), Kenia |
| Vluchtnummer: | 961 |
Beschrijving:Flight ET961 had taken off from Addis Ababa for a flight to Abidjan via Nairobi, Brazzaville and Lagos. Shortly after entering Kenyan airspace 3 men seized the aircraft and demanded to be flown to Australia.
Approaching the Comores the aircraft began to run out of fuel. The pilot attempted to carry out a controlled ditching in the shallow, sheltered waters 500m off Le Galawa Beach. The left engine and wingtip struck the water, causing the aircraft to break up and crash.
Bronnen:
» CNN
» ICAO Adrep Summary 1/97 (#27)
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft
niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Addis Ababa-Bole Airport en Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport bedraagt 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.