- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | June 03, 2012 |
Time: | 1645 |
Location: | Lagos, Nigeria |
Operator: | Dana Air |
Flight #: | 992 |
Route: | Abuja - Lagos |
AC Type: | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
Registration: | 5N-RAM |
cn / ln: | 53019/1783 |
Aboard: | 153 (passengers:146 crew:7) |
Fatalities: | 153 (passengers:146 crew:7) |
Ground: | 10 |
Summary: | The plane was about 11 miles from Lagos VOR when the crew declared an emergency reporting engine problems. The plane collided with a power line and crashed into the Iju/Ishaga area of Lagos, 1 mile adjacent to the runway. Double engine failure. Likely the crew's failure to properly monitor fuel flow and turn on proper fuel pumps. |
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