Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 October 1978
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-AGK
Location: Soddu Airport (SXU) –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32
Component Affected: Hydraulic systemHydraulic system
Category: Accident
A total hydraulic pressure loss caused a critical engine shutdown during touchdown, resulting in the DC-3 rolling into a drainage ditch.A total hydraulic pressure loss caused a critical engine shutdown during touchdown, resulting in the DC-3 rolling into a drainage ditch.
Description
A total hydraulic pressure loss forced the crew to divert to Soddu. The engines were cut out following touchdown and the DC-3 rolled for 1200 m before it came to rest after running into a drainage ditch.
Primary Cause
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