2013 Ethiopian Air Force An-12 crash

2013 aviation accident in Somalia 2013 Ethiopian Air Force An-12 crash 2013 08 09 Mogadishu Plane Crash G (9472157478).jpg 1.1 The wreckage of the An-12 Accident 2013 08 09 y Hijacking and grenade explosion Aden Abdulle International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia Antonov AN-12B Air Highnesses, LUX Luxembourg (Findel), Luxembourg PP1284400183.jpg A similar Antonov AN-12 Antonov An-12 ETH 1513 Dire Dawa Airport, Ethiopia Aden Abdulle International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia 6 6 4 2 2 On 9 August 2013, an Antonov An-12 operated by the Ethiopian Air Force crashed while attempting to land at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. There were six crew on board, of which four perished and two survived with injuries.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-23628549 Ethiopian Air Force plane crashes in Mogadishu 2013-08-09 BBC Newshttps://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/09/world/africa/somalia-military-plane-crash/ Ethiopian air force plane crashes at Mogadishu airport, killing 4 2013-08-09 CNN Accident The flight departed from Dire Dawa International Airport in Ethiopia at 06:00 local time that morning, commanded by Colonel Berhanu Geremew, Co-Pilot Berhanu Etefa, a highly experienced pilot. http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/news-headlines/item/847-ethiopian-military-transport-plane-crashes-in-mogadishu Ethiopian military transport plane crashes in Mogadishu 2013-08-09 The Reporter Ethiopia 2014-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140809174516/http://www.thereporterethiopia.com/index.php/news-headlines/item/847-ethiopian-military-transport-plane-crashes-in-mogadishu 2014-08-09 dead It was carrying a cargo of weapons and ammunition.http://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2013/08/09/ethiopian-military-plane-crash-lands-in-mogadishu Ethiopian Military Plane Crash Lands in Mogadishu 2013-08-09 Nazret.com An Ethiopian cargo plane carrying weapons has crash landed at the airport in Mogadishu. https://web.archive.org/web/20130813032547/https://nazret.com/blog/index.php/2013/08/09/ethiopian-military-plane-crash-lands-in-mogadishu 13 August 2013 dead The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach to runway 05 in Mogadishu but crashed to the left of the runway at 07:58 local time. Due to the location of the crash on the airport property, the Rescue Fire Fighting Service led by AMISOM firefighters and SKA airport employees were able to respond to the impact site within 90 seconds. Two crew members were rescued from the aircraft wreckage and transferred to the AMISOM Level 2 hospital with injuries.http://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article/survivors-ethiopian-military-plane-crash-not-seriously-injured-medical-officer Survivors in Ethiopian military plane crash not seriously injured 2013-08-09 TVC News https://web.archive.org/web/20140810110050/https://www.tvcnews.tv/?q=article%2Fsurvivors-ethiopian-military-plane-crash-not-seriously-injured-medical-officer 10 August 2014 dead The other four crew, were killed upon impact. The aircraft was consumed and destroyed by a fire. There was no damage to the airport runway or other facilities. The airport remained closed for nearly 7 hours due to the accident and re-opened to commercial traffic at 14:55 local time. The first departure after resumption of operations was a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 to Djibouti and Istanbul. Investigation The Government of Somalia appointed a 7-person committee to investigate the accident. It contained representatives from the Ministry of Transport, Somali Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority, Somali Police Force, National Intelligence Security Agency, Somali Air Force, SKA International Group and AMISOM.http://www.ertagov.com/news/index.php/component/k2/item/1206-somalia-names-committee-to-probe-plane-crash Somalia names committee to probe plane crash 2013-08-10 Ethiopian Radio and TV Agency https://web.archive.org/web/20131216230004/http://www.ertagov.com/news/index.php/component/k2/item/1206-somalia-names-committee-to-probe-plane-crash 16 December 2013 dead The committee presented a preliminary report that ruled out foul play as a cause of the accident. https://www.voanews.com/a/ethiopian-military-plane-crash-lands-explodes-at-mogadishu-airport/1726495.html Ethiopian Military Plane Crash Lands in Mogadishu 13 August 2013 Voice of America Somali government spokesman Ridwaan Haji Abdiwali said that so far, there were no signs of foul play. The final report is due after analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage.February 2024 References External links SCAMA SKA International Group Ethiopia Aviation Somalia 02 00 49 N 045 18 17 E title Category:Aviation accidents and incidents involving the Antonov An-12 Ethiopian Air Force An-12 crash Category:Aviation accidents and incidents in Somalia Category:2013 in Somalia Category:2010s in Mogadishu Category:August 2013 in Africa Category:2013 disasters in Somalia Category:Ethiopian Air Force