Ethiopian B734 at Accra on Jan 10th 2015, runway excursion

Last Update: January 11, 2015 / 19:22:22 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 10, 2015

Classification
Accident

Flight number
KP-4016

Departure
Lome, Togo

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
ET-AQV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-400 freighter on behalf of Asky, registration ET-AQV performing flight KP-4016 from Lome (Togo) to Accra (Ghana) with 3 crew, landed on Accra's runway 03 at 11:05L (11:05Z) but veered right off the runway, turned around about 180 degrees and came to a stop with substantial damage to gear, nose section, right hand engine and right hand wing. The three crew were taken to hospital with injuries of unknown degree.

The airport authority reported the aircraft skidded off the runway at 11:05L, all 3 crew members survived and have been taken to a hospital. Airport operations are unaffected, all flights operate on schedule.

The airline stated: "B737-400 freighter aircraft with registration ET-AQV, operating ASKY flight number KP4016 from Lomé to Accra skidded off the runway with flat tires at Accra airport. Crew have safely disembarked. The cause of the incident is under investigation."

No weather data are currently available, the local weatherstation as well as Metar are offline since Jan 6th 2015.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 10, 2015

Classification
Accident

Flight number
KP-4016

Departure
Lome, Togo

Destination
Accra, Ghana

Aircraft Registration
ET-AQV

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-400

ICAO Type Designator
B734

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