Ethiopian Airlines Boeing Cargo Jet Crash-lands In Ghana

It was a very sad scene as a Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-400 cargo plane en route from Lome airport, Togo, to Accra-Kotoka Airport, Ghana, crash-landed at its final destination on January 10, 2015, Saturday.

According to aviation-safety, the jet has sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion during landing at about 11:05 (local time). The three crew members were taken to the 37 Military Hospital in the Ghanaian capital.

Scene of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-400F cargo plane crash, Accra, Ghana. Photo: @AviationSafety

Photo evidence from the accident shows that the Boeing came to rest off the runway with a separated right hand main gear and engine.

Engine got separated from the aircraft Photo: @AviationSafety

The nose of the aircraft was damaged by what seems to be the separated engine #2.
The circumstances of the crash-landing are being investigated. Bad weather conditions are considered as the main contributing factor.

The nose of the Boeing was also badly damaged. Photo: @aviationsafety

It would be noted that Ethiopian Airlines considered to be among Africa’s best in terms of safety. It has recorded 64 incidents / occurrences that claimed 324 lives since 1965.

However, SaharaReporters remind that the members of the public doubt safety standards at the Kotoka International Airport, Ghana. They recall an 2012 incident, when a Nigerian Cargo plane skidded off the tarmac and run into a passenger vehicle killing about 10 passengers.

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