Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. On 10 March 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft crashed six minutes after takeoff near the town of Bishoftu, Oromia Region killing all 157 passengers and crew members on board. The investigation revealed that a faulty MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System) repeatedly forced the aircraft’s nose downward due to a malfunctioned sensor reading.
 ET-AVJ, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2018 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 March 2019 |
| Summary | Loss of control in flight |
| Site | Bishoftu, near Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 8°52′37″N 39°15′04″E / 8.87694°N 39.25111°E[1] |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737 MAX 8 |
| Operator | Ethiopian Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | ET302 |
| ICAO flight No. | ETH302 |
| Call sign | ETHIOPIAN 302 |
| Registration | ET-AVJ |
| Flight origin | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Destination | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Occupants | 157 |
| Passengers | 149 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 157 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Notable people killed in the crash were Nigerian-Canadian writer Pius Adesanmi and Italian politician Sebastiano Tusa.[2][3]
As of January 2019, 350 aircraft of this model have been produced, and one other has crashed, Lion Air Flight 610 in Indonesia in October 2018.[4][5] Following the accident, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 model was grounded by various airlines and government regulators worldwide.
References
- ↑ "Crash: Ethiopian B38M near Bishoftu on Mar 10th 2019, impacted terrain after departure". avherald.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ↑ Pius Adesanmi dies in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
- ↑ Schianto Boeing Etiopia, assessore Tusa a bordo. Dal Kenya: "Nessun sopravvissuto" Archived 2019-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
- ↑ "ET-AVJ Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 MAX". www.planespotters.net. 22 October 2025.
- ↑ "Boeing Commercial Airplanes – Orders and Deliveries – 737 Model Summary". Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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