5N-ANF, the Fokker F28 Fellowship involved in the crash
Accident
Date
November 28, 1983
Summary
Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor weather[1]
Site
3.3 km from Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
6°28′26″N7°33′40″E / 6.47389°N 7.56111°E / 6.47389; 7.56111
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Fokker F28 Fellowship 2000
Operator
Nigeria Airways
Registration
5N-ANF
Flight origin
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Destination
Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Occupants
72
Passengers
66
Crew
6
Fatalities
53
Survivors
19
Nigeria Airways Flight 250 was a domestic Nigerian flight from Ikeja to Enugu that crashed at 11:13 a.m. on the morning of November 28, 1983.[1] On approach to Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, the Fokker F28 Fellowship 2000 crashed into a cassava field 3.3 km from the runway.[2] 53 of the 72 people on board the plane were killed, making the crash the fourth-deadliest aviation accident in Nigeria at the time.[1]
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