Nigeria Airways Flight 357
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,_Dublin,_February_1993_(01).jpg) A Boeing 737 sister ship to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
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| Date | 13 November 1995 |
| Summary | Runway overrun due to pilot error |
| Site | Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria 10°41′42″N 07°19′10″E / 10.69500°N 7.31944°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-2F9 |
| Operator | Nigeria Airways |
| Registration | 5N-AUA |
| Flight origin | Yola Airport, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria |
| 1st stopover | Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria |
| Last stopover | Kaduna International Airport, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Destination | Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Occupants | 138 |
| Passengers | 124 |
| Crew | 14 |
| Fatalities | 11 |
| Injuries | 66 |
| Survivors | 127 |
Nigeria Airways Flight 357 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Yola Airport in Yola to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, with stops at Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos and Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna. On 13 November 1995, the Boeing 737-2F9, during its second leg of the flight from Jos to Kaduna, suffered a runway overrun accident at Kaduna Airport, leading to a fire that destroyed the aircraft. All 14 crew members survived, while 11 of the 124 passengers died.[1]
Background
[edit]The aircraft was a Boeing 737-2F9 registered in Nigerian registration code 5N-AUA. The aircraft was equipped with 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. It was manufactured on 14 October 1982. Manufactured in Renton, U.S.A and had a construction number of 22985, it was first flown on 11 February 1983. The aircraft had the airframe time of 22,375.40 hours.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2F9 5N-AUA Kaduna Airport (KAD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "5N-AUA Nigeria Airways Boeing 737-2F9(A) - cn 22985 / 920". PlaneSpotters.net.
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