| Date: | Monday 19 February 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-35-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration: | ET-AFW |
| MSN: | 33429/16681 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10566 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | SW of Asmara -
 Eritrea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed after a bomb exploded in flight. Conflicting sources say the accident happened near Barentu or southwest of Asmara.
Sources:
Encyclopedia of African Airlines / Ben R. Guttery
Bringing Africa thogether / Ethiopian Airlines, 1988
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