Cras of a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter in Mojo: 18 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 30, 2018 at 1030 LT
Operator:
Registration:
ET-AIU
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dire Dawa – Debre Zeit
MSN:
822
YOM:
1985
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Dire Dawa in the morning on a flight to Harar Meda Airbase located in Debre Zeit, carrying 15 Army officers and three civilians on behalf of the Ethiopian Army. While descending to Harar Meda, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located in Mojo, some 17 km southeast of the airfield. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 18 occupants were killed, among them two children. Operated on behalf of the Ethiopian Army with dual registration ET-AIU/808.
