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Nigeria Airways Flight 357

Coordinates: 10°41′42″N 07°19′10″E / 10.69500°N 7.31944°E / 10.69500; 7.31944
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Nigeria Airways Flight 357
A Boeing 737 sister ship to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date13 November 1995
SummaryRunway overrun due to pilot error
SiteKaduna International Airport, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
10°41′42″N 07°19′10″E / 10.69500°N 7.31944°E / 10.69500; 7.31944
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-2F9
OperatorNigeria Airways
Registration5N-AUA
Flight originYola Airport, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria
1st stopoverYakubu Gowon Airport, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Last stopoverKaduna International Airport, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Nigeria
DestinationMurtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Occupants138
Passengers124
Crew14
Fatalities11
Injuries66
Survivors127

Nigeria Airways Flight 357 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Yola Airport in Yola to Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, with stops at Yakubu Gowon Airport in Jos and Kaduna International Airport in Kaduna. On 13 November 1995, the Boeing 737-2F9, during its second leg of the flight from Jos to Kaduna, suffered a runway overrun accident at Kaduna Airport, leading to a fire that destroyed the aircraft. All 14 crew members survived, while 11 of the 124 passengers died.[1]

Background

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The aircraft was a Boeing 737-2F9 registered in Nigerian registration code 5N-AUA. The aircraft was equipped with 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada engines. It was manufactured on 14 October 1982. Manufactured in Renton, U.S.A and had a construction number of 22985, it was first flown on 11 February 1983. The aircraft had the airframe time of 22,375.40 hours.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2F9 5N-AUA Kaduna Airport (KAD)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  2. ^ "5N-AUA Nigeria Airways Boeing 737-2F9(A) - cn 22985 / 920". PlaneSpotters.net.
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