Boeing 737 ET-AVJ

Summary

On 10 March 2019 at about 08:38 local time, a Boeing 737 registered ET-AVJ, operated by Ethiopian Airlines, was involved in an accident near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 157 people were on board and 157 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 2019 at 08:38

Classification

Accident

Location

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Boeing 737

Registration

ET-AVJ

Category

Airplane

Operator

Ethiopian Airlines

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Addis Ababa → Nairobi

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

DCA19RA101

157 people died.

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The government of Ethiopia has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BOEING 737 that occurred on March 10, 2019. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Ethiopia's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer of the airplane.All investigative information will be released by the government of Ethiopia.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.