Bulki – Jimma

On July 15, 1960 at 12:40 PM, Bulki – Jimma experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Ethiopian Airlines, with the event recorded near Jimma Oromia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 10 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 9.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 8, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft departed Bulki at 1204LT on a flight to Jimma, carrying a crew of three, eight passengers and a load of coffee. On approach, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and as the airplane was too low, it struck the slope of a mountain located about 27 km south of the airfield. Ten occupants were injured while one of the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ET-T-18, MSN 12926, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 7.6668°, 36.8400°.