Narrative:
An Ethiopian Airlines aircraft was hijacked to Aden Airport during a domestic flight. Two passengers aboard the plane were reportedly involved in the hijacking. Upon landing in Yemen, the hijackers were overpowered and arrested by the aircraft's security personnel, one of whom was injured.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 16 August 1990 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter |
| Operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Aden International Airport (ADE) ( Yemen)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Dessie-Combolcha Airport (DSE/HADC), Ethiopia |
| Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB), Ethiopia |
An Ethiopian Airlines aircraft was hijacked to Aden Airport during a domestic flight. Two passengers aboard the plane were reportedly involved in the hijacking. Upon landing in Yemen, the hijackers were overpowered and arrested by the aircraft's security personnel, one of whom was injured.
Classification:
HijackSources:
» Criminal Acts Against Civil Aviation 1991 / U.S. Department of Transport, FAA, Office of Civil Aviation SecurityPhotos
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 Dessie-Combolcha Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 253 km (158 miles).
Distance from Dessie-Combolcha Airport to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport as the crow flies is 253 km (158 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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