Accident description
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| Status: | Preliminary |
| Date: | 22 OCT 2005 |
| Time: | ca 20:40 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-2L9 |
| Operator: | Bellview Airlines |
| Registration: | 5N-BFN |
| C/n / msn: | 22734/818 |
| First flight: | 1981-11-13 (23 years 12 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 111 / Occupants: 111 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 117 / Occupants: 117 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Lisa (Nigeria)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM), Nigeria |
| Abuja International Airport (ABV/DNAA), Nigeria | |
| Flightnumber: | 210 |
Bellview flight 210 took off from Lagos at 20:35 for a domestic flight to Abuja. Last radio contact was about three minutes after takeoff. The flight was cleared to climb to FL250 and was to report when reaching FL130.
The next morning the wreckage was found about 30 kms (20 miles) north of Lagos.
The latest Lagos TAF weather forecast for the period of the crash read:
DNMM 221550Z 221818 28007KT 9999 FEW010
TEMPO 0507 5000 BR
BECMG 0810 21008G20KT BKN013
TEMPO FEW020CB=
Sources:
» This Day, Guardian, AP, Reuters
Statistics
100th loss of a Boeing 737-200
7th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (at the time)
7th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (currently)
5th worst accident in Nigeria (at the time)
5th worst accident in Nigeria (currently) » figures explained
7th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (at the time)
7th worst accident involving a Boeing 737-200 (currently)
5th worst accident in Nigeria (at the time)
5th worst accident in Nigeria (currently) » figures explained
Photos
Aircraft history
| date | registration | operator | remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 NOV 1981 | OY-MBW | Maersk Air | |
| 11 SEP 1985 | OY-MBW | Midway Airlines | leased |
| 13 NOV 1988 | OY-MBW | Maersk Air | returned |
| 27 APR 1989 | VR-HYM | Dragonair | leased |
| N171PL | PEMCO | ||
| N171PL | Aero Costa Rica | leased | |
| N171PL | Halisa-Aero Costa Rica | ||
| 05 OCT 1995 | N171PL | Aero Costa Rica | leased |
| N171PL | Les Ailes d'Haiti | ||
| 03 JUN 1996 | N271FL | Frontier Airlines | leased |
| 20 MAR 2003 | 5N-BFN | Bellview Airlines |
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 Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) to Abuja International Airport (ABV/DNAA) as the crow flies is 508 km (318 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 Lagos-Murtala Muhammed International Airport (LOS/DNMM) to Abuja International Airport (ABV/DNAA) as the crow flies is 508 km (318 miles).
