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Dire Dawa City District

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-8-Q402 in Dire Dawa

Date & Time: Oct 24, 2016
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-8-400 (Dash-8)
Operator:
Registration:
ET-ANY
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dire Dawa – Addis Ababa
MSN:
4334
YOM:
2010
Flight number:
ET212
Location:
Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma
Dire Dawa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
74
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll from runway 15/33 at Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma Airport, the aircraft collided with wild animals. The captaint abandoned the takeoff procedure and initiated an emergency braking manoeuvre when the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. All 80 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Collision with wild animals during takeoff.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24T in Dire Dawa

Date & Time: May 18, 2009
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Air Atlantic-Congo
Registration:
EK-46839
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dire Dawa - Bosaso
MSN:
7910201
YOM:
1967
Location:
Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma
Dire Dawa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma Airport in foggy conditions, control was lost. The aircraft veered off runway and came to rest. All four crew members escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-24B in Dire Dawa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 2007 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-24
Operator:
Aquiline
Registration:
EX-030
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Dire Dawa - Djibouti City
MSN:
0 73 061 03
YOM:
1970
Location:
Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma
Dire Dawa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma Airport, while climbing to an altitude of 3,500 feet, one of the engine failed. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed in a desert area located near Shinile, about 5 km north of Dire Dawa Airport. Upon impact, the aircraft broke in three. A passenger was killed while 8 other occupants were injured. The aircraft was completing a cargo flight to Djibouti City on behalf of Djibouti Airlines, carrying a load of 6 tons of qat.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-5-DK in Dire Dawa

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
RRC Air Service
Registration:
ET-AGX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Humanitarian
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14644/26089
YOM:
1944
Location:
Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma
Dire Dawa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma Airport, a tyre burst. The airplane went out of control, veered off runway and lost an undercarriage before coming to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. It was operated on behalf of the UN's Ethiopian Relief & Rehabilitation Commission (RRC).
Probable cause:
Loss of control on landing after a tyre burst.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Dire Dawa: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8474
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Aden - Aden
Location:
Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma
Dire Dawa City District
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Aden to attack Dire Dawa Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of an Italian fighter and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Paul Edwin Osborne Jago, pilot,
Sgt John Astil Wilson-Law,
Cpl John Herbert Wintle.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.
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