Event

Ethiopian Airlines flight 302

Boeing 737 MAX crash near Addis Ababa on 10 March 2019, six minutes after takeoff: 157 on board, none survived.

7 links, 7 backed by primary records. 4 more in open data

Connections 7

Boeing manufacturer of the 737-8 (MAX) Primary record 1
Boeing 737 MAX aircraft type, a Boeing 737-8 MAX Primary record 1
Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Ethiopia investigator Primary record 1
National Transportation Safety Board U.S. accredited representative in the Ethiopian investigation Primary record 2
Samya Stumo passenger, aged 24, killed Primary record 3
Paul Njoroge lost his wife, three children and mother-in-law Primary record 4

Timeline 1 date

Proof 4 sources

Aircraft Accident Investigation Report, B737-MAX 8, ET-AVJ (Ethiopian Airlines flight 302), as hosted by the French BEA, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Ethiopia, 23 Dec 2022. Primary record
The manufacturer failed to provide procedures regarding MCAS operation to the crew during
Repetitive and uncommanded airplane-nose-down inputs from the MCAS due to erroneous AOA input
MCAS design relied on a single AOA sensor, making it vulnerable to erroneous input from the
Response to Final Aircraft Accident Investigation Report, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, National Transportation Safety Board, 13 Jan 2023. Primary record
the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) participated in the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau of Ethiopia’s (EAIB) investigation
Hearing: Status of the Boeing 737 MAX (15 May 2019), House Subcommittee on Aviation, U.S. House of Representatives, 15 May 2019. Primary record
It was not just our family that needlessly suffered the loss of our beloved 24-year-old daughter who had so much to give the world.
Final Committee Report: The Design, Development & Certification of the Boeing 737 MAX, U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (Democratic staff), 16 Sep 2020. Primary record
Over one year later, Mr. Njoroge testified before the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that he is still haunted by the image of his young children’s final moments.

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