What happened
On January 25, 2010, at approximately 0041 UTC, an Ethiopian Airlines flight 409, a Boeing 737-800 bearing registration ET-ANB, crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The aircraft had departed from Beirut-Rafic Hairiri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, and was traveling toward Addis Ababa-Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
At the time of the accident, the aircraft was operating under night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The crash resulted in 90 fatalities, including all 8 crew members and 92 passengers. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact, and no fire was reported.