Accident description
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| Date: | 22 JAN 1973 |
| Time: | ca 09:30 |
| Type: | Boeing 707-3D3C |
| Operating for: | Nigeria Airways |
| Leased from: | Alia Royal Jordanian Airlines |
| Registration: | JY-ADO |
| C/n / msn: | 20494/850 |
| First flight: | 1971 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney JT3D- |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 170 / Occupants: 193 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 176 / Occupants: 202 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Kano International Airport (KAN) (Nigeria)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Int'l Non Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Saudi Arabia |
| Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria |
The Boeing 707 had been chartered by Nigeria Airways to fly pilgrims back from Jeddah to Lagos. Bad weather at Lagos forced the crew to divert to Kano. After touchdown the right main gear leg collapsed as it hit a depression in the runway (or the edge of the runway). The Boeing turned 180deg, skidded off the side of the runway and caught fire.
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Sources:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
Statistics
41st loss of a Boeing 707
The worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (at the time)
2nd worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (currently)
The worst accident in Nigeria (at the time)
The worst accident in Nigeria (currently) » figures explained
The worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (at the time)
2nd worst accident involving a Boeing 707 (currently)
The worst accident in Nigeria (at the time)
The worst accident in Nigeria (currently) » figures explained
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) to Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM) as the crow flies is 4156 km (2597 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
Distance from Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN) to Lagos/Ikeja International Airport (LOS/DNMM) as the crow flies is 4156 km (2597 miles).
