Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 25, 1978, Degehab...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 25, 1978 near Degehabur Somali, Ethiopia with no fatalities.
- Date: October 25, 1978
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Degehabur Somali, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 25 October 1978 Ethiopian Airlines Douglas C-47A ET-AGQ was landing at Degehabur on a scheduled flight. The copilot was flying the approach as pilot in command, and the captain took back control just before touchdown because of unstable conditions from unfavorable winds. On landing the aircraft veered off the runway to the right, struck a drainage ditch and lost its left main gear. All 13 occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.