Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 July 1977
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3 (R4D-1)
Owner/operator: Ethiopian Airlines
Registration Number: ET-ABF
Location: Tubo Milkie –
ÿ Ethiopia
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A DC-3 aircraft crashed on the side of a densely wooded mountain near Tippi, resulting in a loss of life. The aircraft was found at an altitude of 8000 feet due to poor weather conditions ? low clouds, rain showers, and limited horizontal visibility.A DC-3 aircraft crashed on the side of a densely wooded mountain near Tippi, resulting in a loss of life. The aircraft was found at an altitude of 8000 feet due to poor weather conditions ? low clouds, rain showers, and limited horizontal visibility.
Description
The DC-3 took off from Tippi at 16:48 for a 40 minute flight to Jimma. Last contact with the flight was at 17:20 when Jimma Tower passed on weather information. The aircraft was found to be crashed on the side of a densely wooded mountain, at an altitude of 8000 feet. The weather was poor: low clouds, rain showers and very poor horizontal visibility.
Primary Cause
Poor weather conditions ? low clouds, rain showers, and poor horizontal visibility.Poor weather conditions ? low clouds, rain showers, and poor horizontal visibility.Share on:
