Ocean Landing - Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 - Crash Animation

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a scheduled flight serving the route Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan. On 23 November 1996, the aircraft serving the flight, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi by three Ethiopians seeking asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore, Comoros Islands due to fuel exhaustion; 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board, including the three hijackers, died. The crash was captured on video. Aircraft type: Boeing 767-260ER Airline: Ethiopian Airlines Crew:12 Passengers:163 Fatalities:125 Survivors:50 Reg:ET-AIZ

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