Djibouti City - Addis Ababa

On September 17, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Djibouti City - Addis Ababa experienced a crash involving Lockheed C-130 Hercules, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, with the event recorded near Djibouti City Djibouti City District.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft was engaged in a special humanitarian flight from Djibouti City to Addis Ababa, carrying four crew members and a load of foodstuffs on behalf of the World Food Programme. After departure from Djibouti City, while climbing, the pilot informed ATC about technical problems with the main landing gear and was cleared to return. The crew initiated a turn when the aircraft struck the slope of Mt Arey located few km from Djibouti. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration ET-AJL, MSN 5029, year of manufacture 1985.