Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 June 1994
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-320
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Location: Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: En route
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: CockpitCockpit
Category: Unlawful Interference
On Ethiopian Airlines flight ET345 from Gondar to Addis Ababa, a male Ethiopian national attempted to hijack the aircraft by using a jack handle to enter the cockpit. He demanded to fly to Djibouti or Rome, Italy, and claimed to have a detonator watch. The co-ops and passengers successfully overpowered him, tying him to a seat, and the aircraft landed safely in Addis Ababa with no injuries.On Ethiopian Airlines flight ET345 from Gondar to Addis Ababa, a male Ethiopian national attempted to hijack the aircraft by using a jack handle to enter the cockpit. He demanded to fly to Djibouti or Rome, Italy, and claimed to have a detonator watch. The co-ops and passengers successfully overpowered him, tying him to a seat, and the aircraft landed safely in Addis Ababa with no injuries.
Description
An Ethiopian male attempted to hijack an Ethiopian Airlines domestic flight en route from Gondar to Addis Ababa. The man entered the cockpit of the ATR-42 aircraft by using a jack handle and demanded to fly to Djibouti or Rome, Italy. The hijacker held a watch and claimed that it was a detonator. The co-pilot and a passenger overpowered the hijacker and tied him to a seat. The aircraft landed safely in Addis Ababa, and no injuries were reported. The hijacker’s motive was to seek political asylum.
Primary Cause
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