Boeing 737-800 crash, Jan 25, 2010 (90 killed), Beirut
Boeing 737-800 accident on January 25, 2010 near Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon with 90 fatalities. Cause: Flight crew mismanagement of speed,...
- Date: January 25, 2010
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Beirut, Beirut Governorate, Lebanon
- Fatalities: 90
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Flight crew mismanagement of speed, altitude, heading and attitude through inconsistent control inputs, leading to loss of control. Poor crew resource management prevented timely intervention and correction.
Ethiopian Airlines flight ET 409, a Boeing 737-800 on a night departure from Beirut, turned away from its assigned headings and lost control shortly after takeoff. It crashed into the Mediterranean about 5 NM southwest of the airport after repeated stick shaker and bank-angle warnings. All 90 people on board died.