Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 16 February 1984
Aircraft Type: Antonov An-12
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Air Force
Registration Number: 1509
Location: near Debre Zeit/Harar Meda Air Base –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 38
Component Affected: Antonov 12 military transport planeAntonov 12 military transport plane
An Antonov 12 military transport plane, operated by the Ethiopian Air Force, was hijacked during a domestic flight. The pilot brandished a hand grenade and demanded to be flown to Somalia. He detonated the grenade when he noticed the flight was approaching Debre Zeit near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The plane crashed, resulting in the deaths of 26 people.An Antonov 12 military transport plane, operated by the Ethiopian Air Force, was hijacked during a domestic flight. The pilot brandished a hand grenade and demanded to be flown to Somalia. He detonated the grenade when he noticed the flight was approaching Debre Zeit near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The plane crashed, resulting in the deaths of 26 people.
Description
An Antonov 12 military transport plane of the Ethiopian Air Force was hijacked during a domestic flight. An air force lieutenant brandished a hand grenade and demanded to be flown to Somalia. He detonated the grenade when he noticed the flight was approaching Debre Zeit near Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. The airplane crashed, reportedly killing 26.
Source of Information
https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KEdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hijack%20ethiopia&pg=1852%2C6453514https://www.airhistory.net/info/soviet.php, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KEdSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vQIEAAAAIBAJ&dq=hijack%20ethiopia&pg=1852%2C6453514Primary Cause
Pilot-induced act of violence and recklessness.Pilot-induced act of violence and recklessness.Share on:
