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 | |
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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 Air Lines |
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.
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