Tippi – Jimma

On January 13, 1962 at 12:00 PM, Tippi – Jimma experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Ethiopian Airlines, with the event recorded near Tippi Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

18 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 1.

During the takeoff roll, the aircraft skidded on runway and eventually veered off to the left before crashing into a mill. Both pilots, three passengers and one person on the ground were killed while 13 other people in the airplane plus three on the ground were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ET-T-1, MSN 10053, year of manufacture 1943.