De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Oct 22, 1995, Addis...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on October 22, 1995 near Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia with no fatalities. Cause: Loss...
- Date: October 22, 1995
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on final approach following a bird strike that broke the windshield.
An Ethiopian Airlines Twin Otter on a scheduled flight from Kombolcha-Dessie struck a vulture on final approach to Addis Ababa-Bole, breaking the windshield and seriously injuring both pilots. The crew chose to land, but the aircraft came down about 300 metres short of the runway. All 20 occupants were rescued, nine of them injured.