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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409

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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 was an international commercial flight scheduled from Beirut to Addis Ababa that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Rafic Hariri International Airport on 25 January 2010, killing all 90 people on board. This was the first fatal crash for Ethiopian Airlines since the hijack of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996.

Infobox

Crew
8
Date
25 January 2010 (2010-01-25)
Site
Mediterranean Sea, 11 km (6.8 mi; 5.9 nmi) off Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon 33°45′28″N 35°25′49″E / 33.75778°N 35.43028°E / 33.75778; 35.43028
Summary
Loss of control in flight
Operator
Ethiopian Airlines
Call sign
ETHIOPIAN 409
Occupants
90
Survivors
0
Fatalities
90
Passengers
82
Destination
Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Registration
ET-ANB
Flight origin
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-8AS
IATA flight No.
ET409
ICAO flight No.
ETH409

Tables

· Passengers and crew
Lebanon
Lebanon
Country
Lebanon
Passengers
51
Crew
0
Total
51
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Country
Ethiopia
Passengers
23
Crew
8
Total
31
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
Passengers
2
Crew
0
Total
2
Canada
Canada
Country
Canada
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Total
1
France
France
Country
France
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Total
1
Iraq
Iraq
Country
Iraq
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Total
1
Russia
Russia
Country
Russia
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Total
1
Syria
Syria
Country
Syria
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Total
1
Turkey
Turkey
Country
Turkey
Passengers
1
Crew
0
Total
1
Total
Total
Country
Total
Passengers
82
Crew
8
Total
90
Country
Passengers
Crew
Total
Lebanon
51
0
51
Ethiopia
23
8
31
United Kingdom
2
0
2
Canada
1
0
1
France
1
0
1
Iraq
1
0
1
Russia
1
0
1
Syria
1
0
1
Turkey
1
0
1
Total
82
8
90

References

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  2. The report stated that "subtle incapacitation is about a slow degradation of performance in a crew member. It is more d
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