Narrative:
Left main gear collapsed on landing. Also reported to have been shot down near Massawa on August 14, 1977.
Runway mishap
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 12 June 1977 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AAP |
| MSN: | 13181 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 36541 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Kabri Dar Airport (ABK) ( Ethiopia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Kabri Dar Airport (ABK/HADK), Ethiopia |
Left main gear collapsed on landing. Also reported to have been shot down near Massawa on August 14, 1977.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988Photos
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