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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
29OCT2006 at 1130LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
5N-BFK |
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Location |
Abuja |
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Flight number |
ADK053 | ||
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Schedule |
Lagos - Abuja - Sokoto |
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Construction number |
22891/988 |
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Year of manufacture |
1983 |
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Crew on board |
5 |
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Pax on board |
100 |
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Crew fatalities |
5 |
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Pax fatalities |
91 |
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Other fatalities |
1 |
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Total fatalities |
97 |
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Circumstances |
The aircraft was operating the flight ADK053 Lagos - Sokoto via Abuja with 110 people on board. Few passengers disembarked in Abuja. Shortly after takeoff from Abuja-Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, the 737 stalled, crashed and burst into flames in a corn field located 2 km from airport. 9 passengers were seriously injured while a woman on ground was killed. Weather conditions were described as worsering. |
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