| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 1968 |
| Time: | 16:33 |
| Type: |  Boeing 720-060B |
| Owner/operator: | Middle East Airlines - MEA, lsf Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AAG |
| MSN: | 18454/319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15780 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 49 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Beirut International Airport (BEY) -
 Lebanon
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM) |
| Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
The Boeing landed nose gear-first in heavy rain and wind gusting to 45 knots. The nose gear folded back and a localized fire around the nose gear was quickly extinguished. After 20-30 min the fire again erupted and rapidly consumed the cabin and cockpit. The aircraft was on a flight from Kano to Beirut via Lagos.
Sources:
Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
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