Narrative:
A tyre failed on landing, causing the DC-3 to veer off the runway. The undercarriage collapsed as a result. The airplane was carrying out a flight on behalf of the UN's Ethiopian Relief & Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 27 August 1981 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | RRC Air Services |
| Registration: | ET-AGX |
| MSN: | 26089/14644 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dire Dawa Airport (DIR) ( Ethiopia)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport (DIR/HADR), Ethiopia |
A tyre failed on landing, causing the DC-3 to veer off the runway. The undercarriage collapsed as a result. The airplane was carrying out a flight on behalf of the UN's Ethiopian Relief & Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988Photos
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