Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 --- crashed with no survivors on 10 March 2019
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, crashed with no survivors on 10 March 2019.[1]
The accident marks the second time in less than a year that a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has been involved in an airline disaster, following the crash of Lion Air Flight 610 shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, Indonesia, in October 2018.[2]
The crash is the worst aircraft accident in Ethiopian Airlines history, surpassing the hijacking and subsequent crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 off Comoros in 1996.
Accident
Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. The plane, a Boeing 737 MAX 8, was carrying 149 passengers and 8 crew.[3] After the pilot reported that there was a problem and he wished to return to Addis Ababa,[4] the aircraft disappeared from radar and crashed at 08:44 local time (05:44 UTC), six minutes after taking off from runway 07R at Addis Ababa for Nairobi at 8:38 local time.[4][5][6] The plane crashed near the town of Bishoftu, 62 kilometres (39 mi) south east of Bole International Airport.[7] Photographs of the crash site show a large crater with only small pieces of wreckage.[8] There were no survivors.[3] Amongst the 157 occupants there were 36 nationalities on board.[5]
Flight International commented that the accident would likely increase unease felt in the aftermath of the Lion Air Flight 610 accident in October 2018.[9] The accident was the first fatal accident occurring on an Ethiopian Airlines aircraft since Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashed in January 2010.[10] It is the worst aircraft accident in Ethiopian Airlines history, superseding the fatal hijacking of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 near Comoros in 1996.[5]
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered ET-AVJ. c/n 62450, msn 7243.[4] The air-frame was four months old at the time of the accident. The aircraft was manufactured in October 2018 and was delivered on 15 November 2018.[11][12]
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 entered service in 2017 and had already been involved in one fatal crash before β the other was Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia in October 2018.[3][5][13] As of January 2019, Boeing has produced 350 aircraft of this design.[14] The 737 MAX 8 first flew on 29 January 2016, making it one of the newest aircraft in Boeing's range, and the newest generation of the Boeing 737.[15]
Passengers
All the 157 people from 33 countries on board were killed in the crash. Among the victims were Italian Archaeologist and Councilor for Cultural Heritage of Sicily, Sebastiano Tusa , Abdishakur Shahad, Chief of Protocol to the Prime Minister of Somalia, and Christine Alalo, acting AMISOM police commissioner.[16][17] The passengersβ nationalities included the following:[5][10][18]
Reactions
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed offered his deepest condolences to the families of the victims.[3] Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam visited the crash site, expressing regret that there were no survivors.[8] Boeing issued a statement of condolence.[19]
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in Ethiopia. Boeing stated that it is prepared to work with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and assist Ethiopian Airlines.[19]
ET-AVJ, the aircraft involved, in February 2019. | |
Accident | |
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Date | 10 March 2019 |
Summary | Crashed shortly after take-off; under investigation |
Site | Bishoftu, Ethiopia |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
IATA flight No. | ET302 |
ICAO flight No. | ETH302 |
Call sign | ETHIOPIAN 302 |
Registration | ET-AVJ |
Flight origin | Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Destination | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya |
Occupants | 157 |
Passengers | 149 |
Crew | 8 |
Fatalities | 157 (all) |
Survivors | 0 |