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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604

Coordinates: 11°36′17″N 37°19′11″E / 11.60472°N 37.31972°E / 11.60472; 37.31972
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-200, similar to the one involved.
Accident
Date15 September 1988
SummaryBelly landing following dual engine failure caused by bird strike
SiteBahir Dar Airport, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
11°36′17″N 37°19′11″E / 11.60472°N 37.31972°E / 11.60472; 37.31972
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-200
OperatorEthiopian Airlines
IATA flight No.ET604
ICAO flight No.ETH604
Call signETHIOPIAN 604
RegistrationET-AJA
Flight originBole International Airport
StopoverBahir Dar Airport
DestinationAsmara International Airport
Occupants104
Passengers98
Crew6
Fatalities35
Injuries27
Survivors69

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 604 was a scheduled Addis AbabaBahir DarAsmara flight in which the aircraft caught fire during a belly landing at Bahir Dar Airport, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, on 15 September 1988.

Aircraft

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The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 737-260, registration ET-AJA, delivered new to Ethiopian Airlines. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was less than a year old.[1]

Accident description

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On 15 September 1988 (1988-09-15),[2]: 51  the aircraft was scheduled to operate the second leg of a domestic Addis Ababa–Bahir Dar–Asmara passenger service with 98 passengers and 6 crew members on board.[1][3] Both engines of the aircraft ingested a flock of speckled pigeons as it took off from Bahir Dar Airport, and subsequently overheated.[1] One of the engines immediately lost thrust, while the other did so on the emergency return to the departure airport.[4] During a gear-up landing, the aircraft caught fire.[1] All of the fatalities were among the passengers.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network
  2. ^
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 49)". Flight International. 135 (4148): 49–54, 56–57. 21 January 1989. ISSN 0015-3710. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 50)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 51)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 52)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 53)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 54)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 56)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
    • "1988: bad for scheduleds (page 57)". Flight International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2013.
  3. ^ "At least 31 dead, 71 hurt in Ethiopian plane crash". Deseret News. 16 September 1988. Archived from the original on 6 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crashes Since 1970". AirSafe.com.