26
Mar
Boeing 707-338C –
Three Somali soldiers, armed with sub-machine guns and grenades, hijacked the aircraft and directed the flight to Addis Ababa (ADD), Et...
26
Mar
Antonov An-12B – LZ-BAD
A high speed landing was runway 25 was made after a tight procedure turn on approach. The aircraft touched down at 1/3 of the runway an...
26
Mar
Antonov An-12 – 1509
An Antonov 12 military transport plane of the Ethiopian Air Force was hijacked during a domestic flight. An air force lieutenant brandi...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Antonov An-26 –
The aircraft crashed near Addis Ababa. It reportedly carried 24 Libyan, 24 Cuban and 25 Ethiopian soldiers.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) – ET-AHR
Main gear collapsed. The aircraft was destroyed later (December 1981) when being struck by a crashing Mil Mi-24 helicopter.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) – ET-AGX
The aircraft landed at Dire Dawa Airport (DIR), runway 33, in rain showers and a right cross wind, 050 deg/20 kts gusting 28 kts. After...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) – ET-AGW
Port undercarriage collapsed on landing. Damaged beyond repair.
26
Mar
Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) – ET-AGM
On base turn to runway 07, with one propeller feathered, the aircraft descended fast. Attempts to relit the engine failed, and the DC-3...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) – ET-AGU
During the final stage of the approach to runway 11 the right wheel struck a pile of stones that marked the runway threshold. The aircr...