Boeing 767-200 crash, Nov 23, 1996 (125 killed), Moroni-P...
Boeing 767-200 accident on November 23, 1996 near Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya), Comoros Islands with 125 fatalities. Cause: Unlawful...
- Date: November 23, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing 767-200
- Location: Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya), Comoros Islands
- Fatalities: 125
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Unlawful interference by hijackers, which led to loss of engine thrust from fuel exhaustion.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET961 was taken over by hijackers shortly after leaving Addis Ababa and ordered to fly toward Australia. The hijackers refused a fuel stop, and after both engines lost power from fuel exhaustion the crew ditched the Boeing 767 in the Indian Ocean near the Comoros. The aircraft broke into sections in the shallow water off Le Galawa Beach, and 125 people died while about 50 survived.