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Ethiopian Airlines - Boeing 737-800MAX
Bishoftu, Ethiopia
10th March, 2019 |
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 The Boeing 737-800 MAX operated by Ethiopian Airline took off from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a passenger flight to Nairobi, Kenya. 149 passengers and 8 crewmembers were onboard. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff. All the 157 people onboard were killed.
The plane took off from Addis Ababa airport. The airport altitude is 7600 ft (2300 meters). The plane climb was unstable, and the pilot reported difficulties to Air Traffic Controllers and requested to return to Addis Ababa. The Boeing 737 levelled off at around 9000 ft (2700 meters) and crashed seconds later. Radar contacts were lost 6 minutes after takeoff, at around 20 NM (35 km) South-East of Addis Ababa. The terrain elevation at the point where the radar contact was lost is around 8000 ft (2400 meters), and is in a mountainous area. The crash scene is small, and is littered with small debris, which is consistent with a steep dive. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were good, with a good visibility and few clouds.
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