1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash
1973 plane crash in Nigeria
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On 22 January 1973, a Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crashed while attempting to land at Kano International Airport. It is the deadliest aviation disaster ever to take place in Nigeria,[1] as 176 passengers and crew perished in the crash. There were 26 survivors.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved in the accident was a 2 year old Boeing 707-3D3C, JY-ADO, owned by Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines, operating on behalf of Nigeria Airways. It first flew in 1971 and was powered by 4 Pratt and Whitney JT3D engines. Its manufacturer serial number (MSN) was 20494 and was the 850th Boeing 707 built.[1][2]
Flight
JED
KAN
LOS
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A map showing the locations of the Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), Ikeja International Airport (LOS) and Kano International Airport (KAN - the site of the accident)
The Boeing 707, operated by Alia, had been chartered by Nigeria Airways to fly pilgrims back from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Lagos, Nigeria. Bad weather at Lagos caused the crew to divert to Kano. Kano International Airport was experiencing high winds at the time. The aircraft landed nose wheel first, and the nose wheel collapsed after hitting a depression in the runway.[3] The right main landing gear leg subsequently collapsed. The 707 turned 180 degrees, excursed from the runway and burst into flames.
Of the 202 passengers and crew on board, 176 died. At the time of its occurrence, the Kano air disaster was the deadliest civil aviation accident,[4] a distinction it only held for about 14 months when Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashed in France and killed 346 people, becoming the overall deadliest aviation disaster (after also surpassing the 1968 Kham Duc C-130 shootdown which claimed 189 lives).[5] It was also the deadliest aviation disaster involving a Boeing 707 at the time until another Alia Royal Jordanian plane crashed in Morocco two years later.[6]
References
Nigeria portal
Jordan portal
1970s portal
Aviation portal
- ^ a b Accident description for JY-ADO at the Aviation Safety Network
- ^ "Crash of a Boeing 707-3D3C in Kano: 176 killed". www.baaa-acro.com. Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Accident details". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ^ "World's Worst Plane Crash Kills 190 Pilgrims". Ludington Daily News. United Press International. 22 January 1973. Retrieved 29 August 2017 – via Google News.
- ^ Accident description for TC-JAV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 31 July 2013.
- ^ Accident description for JY-AEE at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 15 May 2020.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in Nigeria
- Kano Airport BOAC Argonaut crash (June 1956)
- Nigeria Airways Flight 825 (November 1969)
- Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash (January 1973)
- Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash (September 1992)
- Nigeria Airways Flight 9805 (December 1994)
- Nigeria Airways Flight 357 (November 1995)
- ADC Airlines Flight 086 (November 1996)
- EAS Airlines Flight 4226 (May 2002)
- Bellview Airlines Flight 210 (October 2005)
- Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 (December 2005)
- ADC Airlines Flight 053 (October 2006)
- Dana Air Flight 0992 (June 2012)
- Associated Aviation Flight 361 (October 2013)
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