Dublin – Addis-Ababa

On October 2, 1964 at 12:00 AM, Dublin – Addis-Ababa experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-749 Constellation, operated by Interocean Airways, with the event recorded near Addis Ababa-Bole Addis Ababa City District.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 14.3%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. After touchdown at Addis-Ababa-Bole, following an uneventful cargo flight from Dublin, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. The captain was killed in the accident while six other crew members were injured. It is believed that control was lost while the pilot was attempting a go around manoeuvre for unknown reason. While increasing power on all four engines, they stopped simultaneously, causing the aircraft to crash.

Aircraft reference details include registration LX-IOK, MSN 2562, year of manufacture 1947.