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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 of a Boeing 737-800 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 hijacking of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996.

Infobox

Date
25 January 2010 (2010-01-25)
Summary
Loss of control in flight
Site
Mediterranean Sea, 11 km (6 mi; 5 nmi) off Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon 33°45′28″N 35°25′49″E / 33 °N 35 °E / 33 ; 35
Aircraft type
Boeing 737-8AS
Operator
Ethiopian Airlines
IATA flight No.
ET409
ICAO flight No.
ETH409
Call sign
ETHIOPIAN 409
Registration
ET-ANB
Flight origin
Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon
Destination
Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Occupants
90
Passengers
82
Crew
8
Fatalities
90
Survivors
0

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

  1. It is also mentioned that the heavy meal discussed by the crew prior to take-off has affected their quality of sleep pri
  2. The report stated that "subtle incapacitation is about a slow degradation of performance in a crew member. It is more da
  3. Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 August 2011.
    https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100125-0
  4. "Inquiry details crashed Ethiopian 737's erratic flightpath"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121105192949/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/inquiry-details-crashed-ethiopian-737s-erratic-flightpath-354840/
  5. "Lebanese officials cite poor weather in Ethiopian 737 crash; NTSB to send investigator"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120123144746/http://atwonline.com/news/lebanese-officials-cite-poor-weather-ethiopian-737-crash-ntsb-send-investigator-0309
  6. BBC News
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/8478060.stm
  7. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/world/middleeast/25crash.html
  8. The Aviation Herald
    http://avherald.com/h?article=4264b8d5
  9. "UPDATE 11-Ethiopian plane crashes off Beirut, 90 feared dead"
    https://www.reuters.com/article/airlines-lebanon-crash-idUSLDE60O00J20100125
  10. "Investigation Report on the Accident to Ethiopian 409 – Boeing 737-800 Registration ET-ANB at Beirut – Lebanon on 25th January 2010"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20160413210102/http://asndata.aviation-safety.net/reports/2010/20100125-0_B738_ET-ANB.pdf
  11. EthiopianReview
    https://ethiopianreview.com/content/12361
  12. "Ethiopian airliner crashes near Beirut"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120515212956/http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/ethiopian-airliner-crashes-near-beirut-20100125-mtpg.html
  13. "Contact with ill-fated Ethiopian 737 lost at 9,000ft"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121024082403/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/contact-with-ill-fated-ethiopian-737-lost-at-9000ft-337582/
  14. "ET409 crashed into sea"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120723212905/http://airlineindustryreview.com/et409-crashed-into-sea/
  15. Al Jazeera
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121010153629/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2010/01/20101252742591787.html
  16. "Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes into Mediterranean sea"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121113084738/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/ethiopia/7068288/Ethiopian-Airlines-plane-crashes-into-Mediterranean-sea.html
  17. BBC News
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8478828.stm
  18. Reuters
    https://www.reuters.com/article/airlines-lebanon-crash-site-idUSLDE60O01E20100125
  19. "Ethiopian airliner crashes on takeoff in Lebanon"
    http://www.news.com.au/world/ethiopian-airliner-crashes-on-takeoff-in-lebanon-official/story-e6frfkyi-1225823318428
  20. CNN
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121019222802/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/01/25/ethiopian.airliner.crash/index.html
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