| Date: | Tuesday 17 September 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AJL |
| MSN: | 5029 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Allison 501-D22A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Arey -
 Djibouti
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Djibouti Airport (JIB/HDAM) |
| Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna D Yilma Airport (DIR/HADR) |
Due to nosegear problems, the Hercules returned to Djibouti. The descent was initiated prematurely and the aircraft flew into a mountain.
Sources:
Scramble Vol.13, nr.05
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