Siim Kiisler, the Estonian environment minister, said: “We have lost fellow delegates, interpreters and UN staff. During this time two of the hijackers went into the cabin, with the lead hijacker (as stated in the report) staying in the cockpit. [2]:61, The passenger manifest (including hijackers but not crew members) follows: The dead passenger count includes the three hijackers. An estimated 60 to 80 passengers, strapped to their seats, presumably drowned. The crash of an Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max 8 airliner has taken a heavy toll on international health, aid and diplomacy workers as details on the 157 victims emerge. Do Expensive Military Flyovers Cost Taxpayers Extra Money? Ethiopian Army aviation has commenced an investigation into the accident. Both the captain and first officer of the flight received aviation awards, and both continued to fly for Ethiopian Airlines,[9] although Leul considers Yonas, the first officer, the real hero. [4] It was nine years old at the time the incident took place. [20], Among those killed was Mohamed Amin, a wartime photojournalist and publisher of Selamta, Ethiopian Airlines' in-flight magazine. Aftermath of Deadly Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash At least 150 people were killed when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed early Sunday. Five hijackers demanded to be taken to Libya, and the airplane was diverted to El Obeid, Sudan. The passengers originated from 36 countries. [2] In Réunion, one of the injured died, making the death toll 125. The crash traumatised more than those who lost loved ones – it left Ethiopian Airlines in a state of shock. Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a new Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashed en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi killing the 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. There the hijackers changed their mind and wanted to fly to Sweden instead. Ethiopian investigators are mostly blaming Boeing for last year’s crash of a 737 Max jet shortly after takeoff, saying in an interim report Monday that there were design failures and inadequate training for pilots. The instructor pilot Major Sebri Tofik, 37, died in the accident together with the trainee pilot. The last deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines passenger flight was in 2010, when a plane went down minutes after takeoff from Beirut, killing all 90 people on board. Leul took this opportunity to make use the aircraft's public address system and made the following announcement:[2]:8. She said that she had begun taping because she initially believed that the 767 formed a part of an air show for tourists. Many of the passengers were en route to the UN environment assemblyin the Kenyan capital. The first officer on the flight was Yonas Mekuria (34). The Ethiopian Airlines crash followed a Lion Air crash in Indonesia in October, which left 189 dead. All 12 crew members were Ethiopians. [6] The first occurred 12 April 1992 on Flight ETH574, a Boeing 727-260. [2]:8 Shortly after this, the left engine flamed out, forcing the 767 to glide. [2]:17, The final accident report includes a listing of surviving and dead passengers and crew. Leul secretly headed for the Comoro Islands, which lie midway between Madagascar and the African mainland. [27], A memorial service was held in Galawa on 30 November 1996. [8] In both cases, the aircraft were undamaged and nobody was injured or killed. An Ethiopian Airlines jet flying from Addis Ababa to Nairobi crashed on Sunday, killing all 157 passengers and crew aboard. The plane was the same model in … The Sukhoi Su-27 is a Soviet-origin twin-engine supermaneuverable fighter aircraft designed by Sukhoi Military Aircraft manufacturer. 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Sources told The Reporter that the fighter plane engine caught fire during takeoff and crashed near the Addis Ababa-Adama road. Officials said at least 22 people affiliated with the organisation were killed in the crash, with some of the names yet to be disclosed. [2], On 3 December 1996 the Direction Generale de l'Aviation Civile des Comores of the Comoros agreed to delegate the investigation of ET961 to the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA). What do we … The hijacker briefly exited into the cabin to talk with the other hijackers. Huddle wanted a flight during the day, reasoning that flying during the day was "safer. The rest of the aircraft then entered the water unevenly, causing it to break apart. [2], At the time there was no mortuary in Moroni, so cold rooms were used to store 124 bodies. We are going to die. Brian Tetley, Amin's colleague, also died. [4][5] Except for a short period between May 1991 (1991-05) and February 1992 (1992-02) when it was leased to Air Tanzania, the airplane spent its life in the Ethiopian Airlines fleet. The last major accident involving an Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane was in January 2010, when a flight from Beirut went down, killing 83 passengers and … The rest of the passengers originated in Addis Ababa. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked[1] en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi[2] by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. 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Ethiopian's deadliest incident took place on 10 March 2019, when a Boeing 737 MAX 8, barely four months old, crashed shortly after takeoff en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi; all 157 people on board perished. [2]:1 According to a special Airdisaster.com report: "One of the men ran down the aisle toward the cockpit, shouting statements that could not be understood, and his two accomplices followed soon after." The crash site was less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi; 1.1 nmi) away from this hospital. [7] The second occurred on 17 March 1995, flying a Boeing 737-260. The hijackers noticed that land was still visible and forced the pilot to steer east. According to the accident report, all six surviving crew members and 38 passengers received serious injuries, two passengers received minor injuries, and four passengers received no injuries. . Sebri was married and a father of two. Out of options, Leul began to circle the area, hoping to land the plane at the Comoros' main airport. Seconds prior to contacting the water the aircraft was banked left some ten degrees;[14] the left engine and wingtip struck the water first. [The hijackers] knew they wouldn't make it to Australia - they just wanted us to crash. They should be dead. After a five-hour standoff at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport the hijackers surrendered. [4] Powered by two Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7R4E engines, it was delivered new to Ethiopian Airlines on 22 October 1987. Here’s what we know about the crash. Why don't you- I thought there is no need to. [25], Other passengers who died on the aircraft included Lt.Gen.(Ret.) 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The way they were talking they didn't want to live. Leul attempted to land parallel with the waves instead of against the waves in an effort to smooth the landing. Two hijackers with hand grenades demanded to be taken to Nairobi and onwards to Canada. [24] Huddle said that he chose to fly on Ethiopian Airlines while planning a safari trip to Kenya because of the airline's reputation; it was one of the few airlines in Africa to have Federal Aviation Administration certification. Of the passengers, 42 originated in Bombay, including:[17]. An airliner traveling from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, crashed shortly after taking off on Sunday, March 10, killing all 157 people on board. At the opening of the UN assembly, delegates paid their respects with a moment of silence. [6], The flight had been delayed in order to wait for a connecting flight. Later most of the pilots and technicians were trained in the US. [21] He was believed to be standing near the entrance to the cockpit arguing or negotiating with the hijacker presumed to be guarding the cockpit during the final moments of the flight. The crash was captured on video. In season 3, an episode ("Ocean Landing") covered the events of Flight 961 in detail. Former Soviet Airforce supported the Ethiopian Air Force beginning the 1970s until the end of the Cold War. Until then, the airline's most infamous accident occurred on 23 November 1996 Sebri was an engineering student at Jimma University. Sources told The Reporter that he stood first in his class and served the Ethiopian Air Force for more than a decade. Investigators have completed their preliminary report into the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 that crashed six minutes after takeoff from Addis Ababa on a flight to Nairobi on March 10. Of the 175 passengers and crew members, 125 were killed, including the three hijackers. The Ethiopian Airlines plane, which crashed earlier this month, dived so fast that it created a crater in the ground. [2]:3, At about 08:29 UTC,[2]:3 when the aircraft, referred to as Zulu by Ethiopian Airlines' pilots, after the last letter of its registration,[9] was still flying over Ethiopian airspace,[10] three Ethiopian men charged the cockpit and hijacked the aircraft after taking an axe and a fire extinguisher from the cockpit. Tiksa Negeri/Reuters World [22], CIA officer Leslianne Shedd, who was posted to Ethiopia, died in the crash. Major Sebri Tofik graduated from Ethiopian Air Force Academy in 2007. For the passengers-", Leul's sentence was cut off as the CVR and Flight Data Recorder (FDR) both stopped recording at this point due to both engines having flamed out.[2]:17–21. Most recently, it featured in the season 10 episode covering US Airways Flight 1549, to explain the risks of that crew's decision to ditch in the Hudson River. It was also featured in a 2010 episode of the Biography Channel series I Survived..., in which a survivor told his story of what happened on the plane. Sukhoi SU27 fighter plane crashed immediately after takeoff from the Debrezeit air force base, Ethiopia’s main air force base located 50 km Southeast of Addis Ababa, killing two pilots. [15][9] A tourist recorded a video of ET-AIZ crashing. Leul tried to make an emergency landing at Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport on Grande Comore, but a fight with the hijackers at the last minute caused him to lose his visual point of reference, leaving him unable to locate the airport. Together the two crashes led to a grounding of all Boeing 737 Max jets… The aircraft involved in the crash was a Boeing 767-260ER, registration ET-AIZ, c/n 23916, that had its maiden flight on 17 September 1987. 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