Ethiopian Airlines — safety analytics
Aggregated accident and incident data from NTSB, Wikidata, and investigation authorities worldwide. Coverage: 1948–2025.
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93Total events
25Fatal accidents
26Hull losses
493Total fatalities
1948–2025Data span
Ethiopian Airlines fatal accidents
- 10 Mar 2019 · Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · BOEING 737 MAX · 157 killed
- 25 Jan 2010 · 11 km SW off Beirut International Airport (BEY), Lebanon · Boeing 737-8AS (WL) · 90 killed
- 9 Jun 2002 · Addis Ababa-Bole Airport (ADD) · Fokker 50 · 2 killed
- 23 Nov 1996 · Moroni-Prince Saïd Ibrahim (ex Hahaya) · Boeing 767-200 · 125 killed
- 12 Mar 1993 · Dire Dawa Airport (DIR) · ATR 42-320 · 2 killed
- 17 Sept 1991 · Djibouti City · Lockheed C-130 Hercules · 4 killed
- 8 Nov 1988 · Gondar, Ethiopia · De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo · 1 killed
- 15 Sept 1988 · 10 km SW of Bahar Dar Airport (BJR), Ethiopia · Boeing 737-260 · 35 killed
- 19 Feb 1979 · Barentu, Eritrea · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 5 killed
- 28 Jan 1979 · Teseney, Eritrea · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 killed
- 19 Nov 1977 · Rome-Fiumicino-Leonardo da Vinci, Italy · Boeing 707 · 5 killed
- 20 Jul 1977 · Jimma, Ethiopia · Douglas DC-3 · 5 killed
- 25 Apr 1977 · Douglas DC-3 · 3 killed
- 11 Sept 1975 · Mota, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 1 killed
- 14 Mar 1975 · Lalibela Airport (LLI), Ethiopia · Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) · 1 killed
- 20 Nov 1974 · Soddo, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 2 killed
- 8 Dec 1972 · Addis Ababa-Haile Selassie I International Airport (ADD) · Boeing 720-060B · 6 killed
- 10 Sept 1972 · Gondar, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 11 killed
- 12 Dec 1969 · Athens (ATH) · Boeing 707 · 2 killed
- 13 Sept 1969 · Aden International Airport (ADE) · Douglas DC-6 · 1 killed
- 10 Apr 1969 · Suez, Egypt · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 3 killed
- 14 Sept 1965 · Gore, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 17 killed
- 13 Jan 1962 · Tippi, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 6 killed
- 5 Sept 1961 · Sendafa, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 5 killed
- 15 Jul 1960 · Jimma, Ethiopia · Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) · 1 killed
Accidents by year
Data sourced from NTSB CAROL, Wikidata (Q744913), and official investigation authorities. Counts represent recorded events; actual figures may differ from airline-published data due to source methodology differences. Methodology last reviewed 2026-05-06. See /about for details.