- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | April 18, 1972 |
Time: | 0939 |
Location: | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Operator: | East African Airways |
Flight #: | 720 |
Route: | Addis Ababa - Rome |
AC Type: | BAC Super VC-10 1154 |
Registration: | 5X-UVA |
cn / ln: | 881 |
Aboard: | 107 (passengers:96 crew:11) |
Fatalities: | 43 (passengers:35 crew:8) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The aircraft broke-up after overrunning the runway and an aborted takeoff. Partial loss of braking power due to the incorrect reassembly and repairs of the braking system. |
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