Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked on 23 November 1996, en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan service, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore, Comoros Islands, due to fuel starvation, killing 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board, along with the hijackers; the rest of the peo... More

Start date:

  • Nov 23, 1996

Tail number:

  • ET-AIZ

Aviation incident

Date:

  • Nov 23, 1996

Aircraft type:

Operator:

Passengers:

  • 163

Crew:

  • 12

Survivors:

  • 50

Fatalities:

  • 125

Flight destination:

Aircraft:

Aircraft model Operator Tail number Passengers Crew Survivors Flight origin Flight destination
  • ET-AIZ
  • 163
  • 12
  • 50
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Event

Areas affected:

Total fatalities:

  • 125

Total injuries:

  • 50
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