Accidents and Incidents
| Date | Location | Aircraft | Tail number | Aircraft damage | Fatalities | Description | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01970-05-066 May 1970 | Mogadishu | Viscount 700 | 6O-AAJ | W/O | 70005000000000000005/30 | The aircraft was on final approach to Mogadishu International Airport when control was lost due to a fire that erupted in the cargo hold. Upon a nose-down landing, the nosegear collapsed and the airplane continued rolling on her nose until it came to rest. The fire intensified, eventually engulfing the fuselage and destroying it completely. | |
| 01977-10-1313 October 1977 | Mogadishu | Boeing 737-230 Adv | D-ABCE | W/O | 50000000000000000000/86 | Lufthansa Flight 181, a Lufthansa Boeing 737-230 Adv aircraft named "Landshut", was hijacked by four members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (P.F.L.P.). On 18 October, in a move carefully coordinated with the Barre administration, the besieged aircraft was stormed by the West German counter-terrorism group GSG 9. All 86 passengers were rescued in the operation, which was codenamed "Feuerzauber" ("Fire Magic") or "Zauberfeuer" ("Magic Fire"). |
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