Gondar - Addis Ababa

On November 8, 1988 at 10:45 AM, Gondar - Addis Ababa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, with the event recorded near Gondar Amhara.

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.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Gondar Airport, while on a cargo flight to Addis Ababa, the hydraulic pressure failed. As the crew was unable to raise the landing gear, the captain decided to return for an emergency landing. With flaps down at 7°, the aircraft landed 400 meters past the runway threshold. Following a course of 900 meters, the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest in a ditch. A crew member was killed while three others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration ET-AHI, MSN 101, year of manufacture 1981.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 12.6106°, 37.4694°.