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History Of Air Crashes In Nigeria by floriana(m): 6:29am On Jun 06, 2012 |
January 22, 1973 – Royal Jordanian Airlines flight 707 carrying 171 Nigerian Muslims returning from Mecca and 5 crewmen died in crash in Kano, Nigeria. March 1, 1978 – Nigeria Airways F28-1000 crashes in Kano killing 16. June 24, 1995 – Harka Air Services Tupolev 34 crashes on landing in Lagos killing 16. November 13, 1995 – Nigeria Airways Boeing 737-2F9 crashes on landing in Kaduna killing 9. November 7, 1996 – A Nigerian ADC( Aviation Development Corporation ) Airline Boeing 727-231 flying from Port Harcourt to Lagos with 142 passengers and 9 crew members crashed on landing, plunging into a lagoon with all on board killed. May 4, 2002 – Nigerian EAS Airlines’ BAC 1-11-500 with 105 people on board crashed and burst into flames in a poor, densely populated suburb of Kano. 76 on board killed, including 72 on the ground bringing it to a total 148 dead. October 22, 2005 – A Nigerian Bellview Airlines Boeing 737 airliner with 117 people on board crashes and disintegrates in flames shortly after take-off from Lagos. All on board killed. December 10, 2005 – A Nigerian Sosoliso Airlines DC-9 crashes in Port Harcourt, killing all 103 on board. Most on board were school children going home for Christmas. September. 17, 2006 – A Nigerian 18-seater Dornier 228 Air Force transport plane, carrying 15 senior army officers and three crew members crashed leaving only three survivors that sustained serious injury. |
Re: History Of Air Crashes In Nigeria by allets: 11:54am On Oct 04, 2013 |
Below is a breakdown of plane crashes including helicopters in Nigeria: (summary of dates and deaths ) • [b]November 20, 1969: killing 87 • January 22, 1973: carrying 171 and five crewmen, killing all on board. • March 1, 1978: killing 16 people. • November 28, 1983: killing 53 on board. • December 1988: Skypower Brandeironte aircraft overshot Ilorin Airport’s runway, killing all the passengers. • February 24, 1991: killing all nine people on board. • May 21, 1991: A Cessna Citation 550 of Ashaka Cement, Hombe, crashed, killing all on board. ? • June 26, 1991: killing three persons. • September 26, 1992: All 200 on board killed. • June 24, 1995: 34 crashed on landing in Lagos, killing 16. • November 13, 1995: killing 9. • January 17, 1996: Ibrahim Abacha, son of Sani Abacha, was killed in a plane crash. The group “United Front for Nigeria’s Liberation” (UFNL) claimed responsibility for the crash. • November 7, 1996: 142 passengers and 9 crew members all on board killed. • January 31, 1997: killing five. • September 12, 1997: none of the 10 people died. • January 5, 2000: , killing 17. • October 26, 2000:, 6 occupants injured. • May 4, 2002: 105 people on board crashed, killing 76 on board and 72 on the ground bringing total casualties to148. • July 26, 2004: killing four persons on board. • June 24, 2005: A Russian aircraft belonging to Harka Air crash- landed at the MMA, all the people on board died • October 22, 2005: 117 people on board . All on board killed. • December 10, 2005: killing all 103 on board. • September 17, 2006: carrying 15 senior army officers and three crew members , leaving only three survivors. • October 29, 2006: 104 people, All but 6 perished in the disaster. • November 10, 2006: Delta state killing four on board. • March 15, 2008: All four crew members died. • March 14, 2002: killing all members on-board including four senior police officers. • May 4, 2002: killing 70 people. • December 10 2005: killing 109 passengers including 60 students of Jesuit Loyola College Abuja. • October 22, 2005:killing 117 passengers on board. • October 29, 2006: killing 105 people on board. • November 10, 2006: killing two people. • September 16 2006: killing Army generals. • June 3, 2012: killing 153 • December 15, 2012 : killing 4[/b] Full Details on other crashes including no casualties on page 16, Friday October 4, The Guardian Newspapers and http://247ureports.com/nigerias-air-crash-history/ |
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