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|name=Leul Abate ([[Ge'ez]]: ልኡል አባተ; born 1954) |
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|resides=[[Ethiopia]] |
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|full_name=Leul Abate |
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|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1954}} |
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|birth_place = [[Ethiopia]] |
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|known_for=[[Flight Captain|Captain]] of [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961]], which he crash-landed into water |
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'''[[Pilot in command|Captain]] Leul Abate''' ([[Ge'ez]]: born 1954) is an [[Ethiopian]] pilot who piloted [[Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961]], which was [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] on 23 November 1996, fifteen minutes out from [[Addis Ababa]] to [[Nairobi]], by three Ethiopians seeking political [[asylum in Australia]]. The plane crashed in the [[Indian Ocean]] near The [[Comoros]] after running out of fuel, killing 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board. |
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Leul<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> observed that, "[The hijackers] knew they wouldn't make it to Australia - they just wanted us to crash. They should be dead. The way they were talking they didn't want to live."<ref name="speaks">[http://www.ephrem.org/dehai_archive/1996/Dec/0006.html Dehai Archive: Leul Abate Speaks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726033352/http://www.ephrem.org/dehai_archive/1996/Dec/0006.html |date=2011-07-26 }}</ref> |
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Four hours later, the plane was nearly out of fuel as it approached the Comoros islands. Leul's<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> co-pilot, Yonas Mekuria, had been attacked with an [[axe]]. The communications system in the airplane had been disabled. The hijackers ignored his plea to land at the Comoros's [[Prince Said Ibrahim International Airport]], and instead, one of them, drinking a bottle of [[whisky]], decided to fly the plane himself. |
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When the plane ran out of fuel, both engines failed. Leul and Yonas Mekuria,<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> bleeding and bruised, fought with the hijackers. Leul<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> used a [[ram air turbine]] to preserve the aircraft's most essential functions, but in this mode some hydraulic systems—such as the flaps—were inoperative. This forced Leul<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> to land at more than 175 knots (320 kilometres per hour). |
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Still fighting with the hijackers, Abate tried to ditch the aircraft in shallow waters 500 metres off Le Galawa Beach Hotel near [[Mitsamiouli]] at the northern end of [[Grande Comore]] island, however, at the last moment, one of the hijackers grabbed the controls. The left engine and wingtip struck the water first, causing the aircraft to break up. Island residents and tourists, including a group of [[scuba set|scuba]] divers and some French doctors on holiday, came to the aid of crash survivors. |
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125 of the 175 passengers and crew members, including the three hijackers were killed. Both pilots survived the crash and Leul<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> continues to fly for Ethiopian Airlines. |
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Leul considers Yonas<!--Ethiopians do not have family names--> the real hero. The co-pilot fought the hijackers while he himself was bruised and bleeding, giving time for Leul to land the airplane. "He was a life-saver," Leul said.<ref name="speaks"/> |
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Leul had been in two previous hijackings. The first, was on 12 April 1992 on Flight ETH574, a [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-260]]. Two hijackers with hand [[grenade]]s entered the [[cockpit]]. Leul was forced to fly to [[Nairobi]]. The second was on 17 March 1995, flying a [[Boeing 737-260]].<!--- The flight number is missing ---> The hijackers held a hostess hostage, entered the cockpit and told Leul to fly to Sweden. In both cases, Leul had landed safely and no one was hurt.<ref>[[Mayday (Canadian TV series)|Mayday]] series, season 3, episode 13: African Hijack (Ocean Landing)</ref> |
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== References == |
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== External links == |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130521071136/http://flightsafety.org/aviation-awards/fsf-professionalism-award-flight-safety Page detailing subsequent award] |
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<!--Abate is Leul's father's name, so organize by his given name--> |
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{{Ethiopian Airlines}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Abate, Leul}} |
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[[Category:1954 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:Ethiopian aviators]] |
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[[Category:Aviation in Ethiopia]] |
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[[Category:Ethiopian Airlines]] |
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[[Category:Survivors of aviation accidents or incidents]] |
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[[Category:Hijacking survivors]] |
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[[Category:Commercial aviators]] |
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