Détails:
The DC-3 took off from Tippi at 16:48 for a 40 minute flight to Jimma. Last contact with the flight was at 17:20 when Jimma Tower passed on weather information. The aircraft was found to be crashed on the side of a densely wooded mountain, at an altitude of 8000 feet. The weather was poor: low clouds, rain showers and very poor horizontal visibility.
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| Date: | mercredi 20 juillet 1977 |
| Heure: | 17:30 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-3 (R4D-1) |
| Compagnie: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Immatriculation: | ET-ABF |
| Numéro de série: | 6069 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1942 |
| Heures de vol: | 31338 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 3 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 2 / à bord: 2 |
| Total: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Tubo Milkie ( Ethiopie)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Tippi Airport (TIE/HATP), Ethiopie |
| Jimma Airport (JIM/HAJM), Ethiopie |
The DC-3 took off from Tippi at 16:48 for a 40 minute flight to Jimma. Last contact with the flight was at 17:20 when Jimma Tower passed on weather information. The aircraft was found to be crashed on the side of a densely wooded mountain, at an altitude of 8000 feet. The weather was poor: low clouds, rain showers and very poor horizontal visibility.
Sources:
» Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Tippi Airport et Jimma Airport est de 170 km (106 miles).
La distance entre Tippi Airport et Jimma Airport est de 170 km (106 miles).
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