Boeing 787 incident near Addis Ababa, Outside the U.S., November 7, 2023
On November 7, 2023 at about 8:25 pm local time, a 2019 Boeing 787, registered ETAXK, suffered minor damage in an incident during enroute (climb to cruise) near Addis Ababa, Outside the U.S.. It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- November 7, 2023 · about 8:25 pm local time
- Place
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing 787 9, built 2019 · all 787s on the register
- Registration
- ETAXK · no longer on the register · serial 62175
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of engine power (total) during enroute (climb to cruise) defining event
- Engine shutdown during enroute (climb to cruise)
The aircraft
- Landing gear: retractable
- Operator: Ethiopian Airlines
The flight
- Departed from: ADD Addis Ababa Bole International Airport OF
- Destination: FCO Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport Rome OF
- Flight plan: IFR
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.