ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 707-351B 5Y-BBK Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD)
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Date:Tuesday 11 July 1989
Type:Silhouette image of generic B703 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing 707-351B
Operator:Kenya Airways
Registration: 5Y-BBK
MSN: 19872/742
First flight: 1968
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 66
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 76
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) (   Ethiopia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia
Destination airport:Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK), Kenya
Narrative:
The aircraft returned to Addis Ababa after its landing gear didn't retract. The brakes failed after touchdown and the Boeing overran the wet runway.

Classification:
Runway excursion

Sources:
» Flight International 17-23 January 1990 (46)


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photo of Boeing-707-351B-5Y-BBK
accident date: 11-07-1989
type: Boeing 707-351B
registration: 5Y-BBK
photo of Boeing-707-351B-5Y-BBK
accident date: 11-07-1989
type: Boeing 707-351B
registration: 5Y-BBK
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Addis Ababa-Bole Airport to Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport as the crow flies is 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.
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