| Date: | Thursday 12 March 1970 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-6B |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AAY |
| MSN: | 45524/994 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 19646 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Asmara International Airport (ASM) -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD/HAAB) |
| Asmara International Airport (ASM/HAAY) |
Both nose- and main gear were torn off when the DC-6 overran the runway after landing. The aircraft caught fire. Reportedly the reversers did not operate on landing. Capt. Mekuria Belete, the father of Yonas Mekuria, the co-pilot of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 that ditched off the coast of the Comoros in 1996, was reportedly demoted and lost 2 years of his seniority.
Sources:
Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation