Date:	Thursday 20 September 1979
Time:	16:15
Type:	Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	Ethiopian Airlines
Registration:	ET-AGU
MSN:	13026
Year of manufacture:	1944
Total airframe hrs:	44676 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Oborso -   Ethiopia
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:
Destination airport:

Narrative:
During the final stage of the approach to runway 11 the right wheel struck a pile of stones that marked the runway threshold. The aircraft touched down about 25 m after the runway threshold and made a normal landing roll of about 450 m before the right main gear collapsed. The aircraft then abruptly veered 90 deg to the right and came to a stop with its tail section still lying on the runway.

Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
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