Entebbe - Sana'a

On January 20, 2014 at 09:35 AM, Entebbe - Sana'a experienced a crash involving PZL-Mielec AN-28, operated by Private Ukrainian, with the event recorded near Addis Ababa Addis Ababa City District.

The flight was categorized as ferry and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. When flying in the Ethiopian Airspace, the crew informed ATC about engine problems and was cleared to divert to Addis Ababa-Bole Airport for an emergency landing. On approach, the twin engine aircraft crashed in an open field located in Legedadi, about 20 km northeast of the airport. Both pilots were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration UP-A2805, MSN 1AJ008-22, year of manufacture 1990.