Mayday

Ocean Landing (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961)

Aired Dec 7, 2005 · 1:00 PM ET · 45 min

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked on November 23, 1996 en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum. The plane crashed in the Indian Ocean near Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 123 of the 175 passengers and crew on board.