2013 Ethiopian Air Force An-12 crash

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2013 Ethiopian Air Force An-12 crash
Accident
The wreckage of the An-12
Date	9 August 2013 (2013-08-09)
Summary	Under investigation
Site	Aden Abdulle International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Antonov An-24
Operator	Ethiopian Air Force
Registration	1513
Flight origin	Dire Dawa Airport, Ethiopia
Destination	Aden Abdulle International Airport, Mogadishu, Somalia
Occupants	6
Crew	6
Fatalities	4
Injuries	2
Survivors	2

On 9 August 2013, an Antonov An-24 operated by the Ethiopian Air Force crashed while attempting to land at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. There were six crew on board, of which four perished and two survived with injuries.

Accident

The flight departed from Dire Dawa International Airport in Ethiopia at 06:00 local time that morning, commanded by Colonel Berhanu Geremew, a highly experienced pilot. It was carrying a cargo of weapons and ammunition. The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach to runway 05 in Mogadishu but crashed to the left of the runway at 07:58 local time.

Due to the location of the crash on the airport property, the Rescue Fire Fighting Service led by AMISOM firefighters and SKA airport employees were able to respond to the impact site within 90 seconds. Two crew members were rescued from the aircraft wreckage and transferred to the AMISOM Level 2 hospital with injuries. The other four crew, were killed upon impact. The aircraft was consumed and destroyed by a fire. There was no damage to the airport runway or other facilities.

The airport remained closed for nearly 7 hours due to the accident and re-opened to commercial traffic at 14:55 local time. The first departure after resumption of operations was a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 to Djibouti and Istanbul.

Investigation

The Government of Somalia appointed a 7-person committee to investigate the accident. It contained representatives from the Ministry of Transport, Somali Civil Aviation and Meteorology Authority, Somali Police Force, National Intelligence Security Agency, Somali Air Force, SKA International Group and AMISOM. The committee presented a preliminary report that ruled out foul play as a cause of the accident. The final report is due after analysis of the black boxes recovered from the wreckage.

References

"Ethiopian Air Force plane crashes in Mogadishu". BBC News. 2013-08-09.
^ "Ethiopian air force plane crashes at Mogadishu airport, killing 4". CNN. 2013-08-09.
"Ethiopian military transport plane crashes in Mogadishu". The Reporter Ethiopia. 2013-08-09. Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2014-08-08.
"Ethiopian Military Plane Crash Lands in Mogadishu". Nazret.com. 2013-08-09. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. An Ethiopian cargo plane carrying weapons has crash landed at the airport in Mogadishu.
"Survivors in Ethiopian military plane crash not seriously injured". TVC News. 2013-08-09. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
"Somalia names committee to probe plane crash". Ethiopian Radio and TV Agency. 2013-08-10. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013.
"Ethiopian Military Plane Crash Lands in Mogadishu". Voice of America. 13 August 2013. Somali government spokesman Ridwaan Haji Abdiwali said that so far, there were no signs of foul play.

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