Date: | 03/11/2019 |
Location: | Bishoftu, Ethiopia |
Aircraft: | Boeing 737 Max 8 |
Reg: | ET-AVJ |
Airline: | Ethiopian Airlines |
Flight No: | 302 |
Fatalities: | 157 : 157 |
The pilot sent out a distress call and was given clearance to return to the airport. The crash site, some 31 miles southeast of the airport, contained a smoky crater with small pieces of wreckage. The accident may have been related to a software error on the Max 8.. |