Date: 23 November 1996
Airline: Ethiopian Airlines
Flight No.: 961
Aircraft: B767-200
Location: Comoros Is.
Fatalities: 120:175
Photographer: Unknown
The aircraft crashed during a ditching
attempt off the coast of the Comoros Islands. Hijackers comandeered the aircraft
and demanded to be flown to Australia. The aircraft ran out of fuel and crashed
while trying to make an emergency landing.