Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-800, similar to the one involved in the accident
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 25 January 2010 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff |
| Site |
Mediterranean Sea, 3.5 km (1.9 nmi; 2.2 mi) off the coast of Na'ameh, Lebanon 33°45′28″N 35°25′49″E / 33.75778°N 35.43028°ECoordinates: 33°45′28″N 35°25′49″E / 33.75778°N 35.43028°E |
| Passengers | 82 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 90 (all) |
| Survivors | 0 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8AS |
| Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
| Registration | ET-ANB |
| Flight origin | Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon |
| Destination | Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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 crash for Ethiopian Airlines since the hijack of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 in 1996.
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-8AS, registration ET-ANB, s/n 29935. It had its maiden flight on 18 January 2002, and was delivered new to Ryanair on 4 February 2002 as EI-CSW. Stored in April 2009, Ethiopian Airlines took delivery of the aircraft on 12 September 2009, leased from CIT Aerospace. Provided with twin CFM56-7B26 powerplants, the airframe last underwent maintenance checks on 25 December 2009 without any technical problems found. It was 8 years and 7 days old at the time the accident took place.
The Boeing 737 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport in stormy weather, with 82 passengers and eight crew members on board. The METAR data indicated wind speeds of 8 knots (15 km/h; 9 mph) out of varying directions and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the airport. The aircraft climbed to 9,000 feet (2,700 m) before radar contact was lost about four to five minutes into the flight, while witnesses near the coast reported seeing the aircraft on fire as it crashed into the sea. The flight was scheduled to arrive at Addis Ababa at 07:50 local time (04:50 UTC).
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