Boeing 707 crash, Jul 25, 1990, Addis Ababa-Bole

Boeing 707 accident on July 25, 1990 near Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia with no fatalities.

A Boeing 707-379C on a cargo flight from Addis Ababa to Asmara (ET-ACQ) was taking off from runway 07 at Bole when pigeons were seen near the runway and engines 2 and 3 lost power. The takeoff was aborted but the aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage and broke in two after going down an embankment. All four crew escaped and the aircraft was written off.

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