| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 29, 2006 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Location: | Near Abuja, Nigeria |
| Operator: | ADC Airlines |
| Flight #: | 053 |
| Route: | Lagos - Abuja - Sokoto |
| AC Type: | Boeing 737-2B7 |
| Registration: | 5N-BFK |
| cn / ln: | 22891/998 |
| Aboard: | 105 (passengers:100 crew:5) |
| Fatalities: | 96 (passengers:92 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The jetliner crashed into a corn field about a mile from the end of the runway while attempting to take off from Abuja. The pilot did not heed air traffic controllers' advice to not depart in stormy weather. |
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