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1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash information


1973 Kano Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 crash
JY-ADO, the aircraft involved in the accident, at London Heathrow Airport in 1971
Accident
Date22 January 1973 (1973-01-22)
SummaryLanding gear collapse, bad weather
SiteKano International Airport (KAN), Nigeria
12°02′58″N 8°31′15″E / 12.04944°N 8.52083°E / 12.04944; 8.52083
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 707-3D3C
Aircraft namePetra
Operatoralia on behalf of Nigeria Airways
RegistrationJY-ADO
Flight originKing Abdulaziz Int'l Airport, Jeddah
DestinationIkeja Int'l Airport, Lagos (now Murtala Muhammed Int'l Airport)
Occupants202
Passengers193
Crew9
Fatalities176
Injuries26
Survivors26

On 22 January 1973, a Nigeria Airways Boeing 707 that crashed while attempting to land at Kano International Airport. It remains the deadliest aviation disaster ever in Nigeria,[1] as 176 passengers and crew perished in the crash. There were 26 survivors.

  1. ^ Accident description for JY-ADO at the Aviation Safety Network

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