Bird strike Incident Boeing 757-200ER ET-A??,
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Date:Friday 23 October 2009
Time:c. 10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B752 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 757-200ER
Owner/operator:Ethiopian Airlines
Registration: ET-A??
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD/HAAB) -   Ethiopia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD/HAAB)
Destination airport:Roma Fiumicino - FCO
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The flight ET-700 rejected takeoff after the left engine ingested a bird. The airplane slowed safely and returned to the apron.
Since last july the local press remarked that "the collision of birds with aircraft, bird-strike accidents, during takeoffs near airports is becoming a grave concern for Ethiopian aviation authorities".

Sources:

http://avherald.com/h?article=421c0cee&opt=0
http://en.ethiopianreporter.com/content/view/1368/26

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2009 12:12 Certosino Added
02-Nov-2013 15:00 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Narrative]

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