Captain Leul Abate ( Ge'ez : ልኡል አባተ ; born 1954 ) is an Ethiopian pilot who piloted Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 , which was hijacked on 23 November 1996 , fifteen minutes out from Addis Ababa to Nairobi , by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum in Australia . The plane crashed in the Indian Ocean near The Comoros after running out of fuel , killing 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961
Leul Abate