Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 15, 1978, Soddo S...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 15, 1978 near Soddo Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia with no fatalities....
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Soddo Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine problems caused by loss of hydraulic pressure.
An Ethiopian Airlines Douglas C-47 (DC-3) with 32 occupants on board lost engine power in flight and diverted to Soddo for an emergency landing. It overran the runway after touchdown and came to rest in a drainage ditch. All occupants were rescued and the aircraft was written off.