Incident Overview
Date: Monday 7 August 1989
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: RRC Air Services
Registration Number: ET-AIL
Location: Gambella –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16
Component Affected: Aircraft engine or flight control system.Aircraft engine or flight control system.
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying passengers to the Funyido refugee camp in Ethiopia failed to arrive at its destination. The wreckage was discovered after one week, on a mountain side.An aircraft carrying passengers to the Funyido refugee camp in Ethiopia failed to arrive at its destination. The wreckage was discovered after one week, on a mountain side.
Description
The aircraft took off from Addis Ababa for a 1:53 flight to the Funyido refugee camp. The aircraft didn’t arrive at the destination. The wreckage was found one week later on a mountain side.
Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
