Narrative:
The Boeing aborted the runway 07 takeoff when bangs were heard followed by a momentary N1 dip of the no. 2 and 3 engines. The takeoff was aborted below V1 but the 707 overran the runway and impacted lower ground, breaking up. A flock of pigeons had collided with the plane.
Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#11)
accident date: 25-07-1990
type: Boeing 707-379C
registration: ET-ACQ
accident date: 25-07-1990
type: Boeing 707-379C
registration: ET-ACQ
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 July 1990 |
| Time: | 11:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing 707-379C |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-ACQ |
| MSN: | 19820/709 |
| First flight: | 1968 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) ( Ethiopia)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia |
| Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY), Eritrea |
The Boeing aborted the runway 07 takeoff when bangs were heard followed by a momentary N1 dip of the no. 2 and 3 engines. The takeoff was aborted below V1 but the 707 overran the runway and impacted lower ground, breaking up. A flock of pigeons had collided with the plane.
Classification:
Bird strike Rejected takeoff
Runway excursion
Sources:
» Fatalities and Destroyed Civil Aircraft Due To Bird Strikes 1912-2002 / John Thorpe (International Bird Strike Committee ISBC26/WP-SA1)» ICAO Adrep Summary 3/94 (#11)
Photos
accident date: 25-07-1990
type: Boeing 707-379C
registration: ET-ACQ
accident date: 25-07-1990
type: Boeing 707-379C
registration: ET-ACQ
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 Asmara International Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (437 miles).
Distance from Addis Ababa-Bole Airport to Asmara International Airport as the crow flies is 698 km (437 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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