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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
A Boeing 737 MAX 8 similar to the one involved in the accident.
Accident
Date10 March 2019 (2019-03-10)
SummaryCrashed shortly after take-off; under investigation
SiteBishoftu, Ethiopia
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737 MAX 8
OperatorEthiopian Airlines
IATA flight No.ET302
ICAO flight No.ETH302
Call signETHIOPIAN 302
RegistrationET- AVJ
Flight originBole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
DestinationJomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya
Occupants157
Passengers149
Crew8
Fatalities157
Survivors0

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. On 10 March 2019 a Boeing 737 MAX 8 operating the flight crashed with casualties reported.[1] [2]

The accident marks the second time in less than a year that a Boeing 737 MAX 8 has crashed, following Lion Air Flight 610 in late 2018.

Accident

Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. It was carrying 149 passengers and eight crew.[3] The aircraft was reported to have disappeared from radar and crashed near Bishoftu at 08:44 local time (05:44 UTC), six minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa for Nairobi at 8:38 local time.[2][4] The crash site is 62 kilometres (39 mi) south east of Bole International Airport.[5] Casualties are reported.[3]

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was a Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered ET-AVJ. c/n 62450, msn 7243.[6] 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.[7][8]

The Boeing 737-8 MAX entered service in 2017 and had already been involved in one fatal crash before — the other was Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018.[3][9][10] Only 350 had been produced through the end of January 2019.[11] The 737-8 MAX first flew on 29 January 2016, making it one of the newest aircraft in Boeing's fleet, and the newest generation of the Boeing 737.[12]

Reactions

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed offered his condolences to the families of the victims.[3]

Investigation

The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority is responsible for investigating civil aviation accidents in Ethiopia.

References

  1. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines Nairobi flight crashes with 157 onboard". The Guardian. The Guardian. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Ethiopian airliner crashes on way to Kenya". BBC News Online. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 crashes en route to Kenya". The National. Addis Ababa. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines flight to Nairobi crashes, deaths reported". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes with 157 on board, fatalities feared". Times of India. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  6. ^ "ET-AVJ". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Boeing 737 Next Gen MSN 62450". Airfleets.net. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Ethiopian accident involves four-month old 737 Max". flightglobal.com. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  9. ^ "ET-AVJ Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX". www.planespotters.net.
  10. ^ https://www.ethiopianairlines.com/corporate/media/media-relations/latest-press
  11. ^ "Boeing Commercial Airplanes – Orders and Deliveries – 737 Model Summary". Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Boeing's 737 MAX takes wing with new engines, high hopes". The Seattle Times. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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