Vickers VC-10 crash, Apr 18, 1972 (43 killed), Addis Abab...
Vickers VC-10 accident on April 18, 1972 near Addis Ababa-Bole Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia with 43 fatalities.
- Date: April 18, 1972
- Aircraft: Vickers VC-10
- Location: Addis Ababa-Bole Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 43
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
East African Airways Flight 720 was taking off from Addis Ababa when a nosewheel tyre burst after the aircraft ran over a jacking pad, and the crew aborted the takeoff. The VC10 ran off the runway, struck approach lighting and burned, killing 43 people.