Aviation accidents in Ethiopia
CrashAtlas records 55 aviation accidents in Ethiopia, accounting for 426 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
55
Recorded accidents
426
Fatalities in this listing
1941–2021
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-10 | Ethiopian Airlines 302 | Boeing 737 MAX 8 | Ethiopia | 157 |
| 1982-01-14 | Ethiopian Air Force | Antonov An-26 | Ethiopia | 73 |
| 1972-04-18 | East African Airways Corp. - EAAC 720 | Vickers Super VC10-1154 | Ethiopia | 43 |
| 1988-09-15 | Ethiopian Airlines 604 | Boeing 737-260 | Ethiopia | 35 |
| 1984-02-16 | Ethiopian Air Force · 1509 | Antonov An-12 | Ethiopia | 26 |
| 2018-08-30 | Ethiopian Air Force · ET-AIU/808 | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ethiopia | 18 |
| 1965-09-14 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ABI | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 17 |
| 1989-08-07 | RRC Air Services · ET-AIL | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ethiopia | 16 |
| 1972-09-10 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ABQ | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 11 |
| 1947-03-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93804 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 6 |
| 1977-07-20 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ABF | Douglas DC-3 (R4D-1) | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 1961-09-05 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-T-16 | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 1962-01-13 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-T-1 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 1999-08-29 | Corporate Jets · N350JF | Learjet 35A | Ethiopia | 2 |
| 1974-11-20 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AAR | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 2 |
| 1975-09-11 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ABX | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 1964-10-02 | Interocean Airways · LX-IOK | Lockheed L-749A-79 Constellation | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 1960-07-15 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-T-18 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 1975-03-14 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ABR | Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 2007-07-23 | Aquiline, opf Djibouti Airlines · EX-030 | Antonov An-24B | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 1941-03-29 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 264 | Vickers Valentia | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 2016-10-24 | Ethiopian Airlines 212 | de Havilland Canada DHC-8-402Q Dash 8 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1948-07-22 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-T-5 | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1984-08-24 | Balkan Bulgarian Airlines · LZ-BAD | Antonov An-12B | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1981-08-27 | RRC Air Services · ET-AGX | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1981-01-11 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGW | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1981-10-07 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AHR | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1977-06-12 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AAP | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1993-03-23 | Air West Express · ST-AWA | Fokker F-27 Friendship 300 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1987-09-09 | Zakladu Uslug Agrolotniczych - ZUA · SP-WMS | Antonov An-2R | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 2021-06-23 | Ethiopian Air Force | Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1995-10-22 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AIO | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1988-05-02 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGT | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 2021-07-27 | Abyssinian Flight Services, opf UNWorld Food Programme · ET-AMI | Cessna 208B Grand Caravan | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1982-08-22 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AHP | Douglas C-47A-1-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1963-11-30 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-AAT | Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1988-11-08 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AHI | de Havilland Canada DHC-5D Buffalo | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1970-01-14 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-ANI | de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4C | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 2014-01-20 | East Wing · UP-A2805 | Antonov An-28 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1976-12-14 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AEJ | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1989-07-11 | Kenya Airways · 5Y-BBK | Boeing 707-351B | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1941-03-29 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 660 | Junkers Ju-52/3mge | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1977-08-12 | RRC Air Services · ET-AGR | Douglas DC-3A | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1975-01-16 | Ethiopian Ministry of Public Health · ET-AEN | Dornier Do 28D-1 Skyservant | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1978-10-09 | Soviet Air Force | Antonov An-12 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1980-03-18 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGM | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1978-10-15 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGK | Douglas C-47B-10-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1990-07-25 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ACQ | Boeing 707-379C | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1957-12-30 | Ethiopian Air Force · 702 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1987-03-13 | Soviet Air Force · CCCP-09334 | Antonov An-22 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1986-06-22 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AIQ | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1979-09-20 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGU | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 2005-06-19 | Mahfooz Aviation · C5-MBM | Boeing 707-347C | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1978-10-25 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGQ | Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1942-11-18 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AFYG | de Havilland DH.95 Flamingo | Ethiopia | 0 |