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Nigeria Airways Flight 357

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Nigeria Airways Flight 357
A Boeing 737 sister ship to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date13 November 1995
SummaryCrew error resulting in an unstable approach and eventual runway overrun
SiteKaduna Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-2F9
OperatorNigeria Airways
Registration5N-AUA
Flight originYola, Nigeria
StopoverJos Airport (JOS) (JOS/DNJO), Nigeria
1st stopoverKaduna Airport (KAD) (KAD/DNKA), Nigeria
DestinationLagos Airport (LOS)
Passengers124
Crew14
Fatalities11
Survivors127

Nigeria Airways Flight 357 was a passenger flight from Yola to Lagos, with stops at Jos Airport in Jos and Kaduna Airport in Kaduna. The 13 November 1995 flight, using a Boeing 737-2F9, 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]

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