Boeing 767 ETAIZ
23 November 1996 · Comorso Islands, Ethiopia · Fatal
Summary
On 23 November 1996 at about 00:00 local time, a Boeing 767 registered ETAIZ, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, was involved in an accident near Comorso Islands, Ethiopia. 175 people were on board and 125 died, 44 were seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Comorso Islands, Ethiopia
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 767
- Registration
- ETAIZ
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Addis Ababa → Coromoes Island
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- DCA97WA011
People
125 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | 125 | 44 | 2 | 4 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Other Boeing 767 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1996 | Boeing 767-31AER | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Martinair Holland N.v. | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jun 1996 | Boeing 767-332ER | Jamaica, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1996 | Boeing 767-300ER-33A | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Monarch Airlines Limited | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1996 | Boeing 767-332 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Delta Air Lines | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1996 | Boeing 767-332 | Portland, Oregon, United States | Delta Air Lines | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1996 | Boeing 767-2B7 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 1998 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Dolo Odo, Ethiopia | Bahati Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1999 | Learjet 35A | Adwa, Ethiopia | Corporate Jets, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 2000 | Boeing B-767-200 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Ethiopian Airlines Corp | Unknown | - |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Boeing 737 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | - | Unknown | - |
| 26 Nov 2018 | Boeing 767 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Ethiopian Airlines S C | Unknown | - |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Bell 222 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Trans Nation Airways PLC | No injuries | - |