Boeing 707 crash, Jun 19, 2005, Addis Ababa-Bole
Boeing 707 accident on June 19, 2005 near Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia with no fatalities. Cause: Not determined. Preliminary...
- Date: June 19, 2005
- Aircraft: Boeing 707
- Location: Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined. Preliminary reports pointed to a fault in the landing gear, but no final report was found.
A cargo Boeing 707 on a positioning flight from Douala landed hard at Addis Ababa-Bole during a night approach. It bounced several times, lost its undercarriage, slid, and veered off the left side of the runway. The five crew escaped without injury and the aircraft was written off. The runway was closed for a time and night flights were suspended.