ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12 1509 Debre Zeit/Harar Meda Air Base
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Date:Thursday 16 February 1984
Type:Silhouette image of generic AN12 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Antonov An-12
Operator:Ethiopian Air Force
Registration: 1509
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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)
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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» Soviet Transports
» Toledo Blade - Feb 20, 1984


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Antonov An-12

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