Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372
On 15 July 1960, at 09:04, Ethiopian Air Lines Flight 372, a C-47 Skytrain registered as ET-T-18, took off from Bulki, Ethiopia, on a short-haul flight to Aba Segud Airport, Jimma, Ethiopia. There were eight passengers, three crew and a cargo of coffee on board. At 09:40, the pilot requested the activation of the Jimma non-directional beacon (NDB) to assist his navigation. There was no further contact with the flight. The aircraft was found to have crashed at 9,400 feet into the side of a mountain 27.5 km (17.1 mi) south of Jimma, killing one of the pilots and leaving the passengers and remaining crew injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
 A Douglas C-47 Skytrain similar to the accident aircraft | |
| Occurrence | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 July 1960 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Near Jimma, Ethiopia |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | C-47 Skytrain |
| Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration | ET-T-18 |
| Flight origin | Bulki, Ethiopia |
| Destination | Aba Segud Airport |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 10 |
Cause
It was determined[1] that the accident was caused by the following:
- 1. The pilot misjudged the weather conditions, in that he continued to fly into deteriorating weather conditions while trying to maintain visual flight rules.
- 2. The pilot misjudged the performance capabilities of the aircraft, in that he attempted to climb at a speed below the minimum safe climbing speed of the aircraft.
References
- "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-20-DK ET-T-18 Jimma". Aviation-safety.net. 15 July 1960. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
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