Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 16 February 1984 |
Type: | Antonov An-12 |
Operator: | Ethiopian Air Force |
Registration: | 1509 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 38 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Debre Zeit/Harar Meda Air Base ( Ethiopia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:An Antonov 12 military transport plane of the Ethiopian Air Force was hijacked during a domestic flight. An air force lieutenant brandished a hand grenade and demanded to be flown to Somalia.
He detonated the grenade when he noticed the flight was approaching Debre Zeit near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The airplane crashed, reportedly killing 26.
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Toledo Blade - Feb 20, 1984
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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.