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November 1983 plane crash in Enugu, Nigeria
Nigeria Airways Flight 250
5N-ANF, the Fokker F28 Fellowship involved in the crash
Accident
DateNovember 28, 1983
SummaryControlled flight into terrain due to pilot error in poor weather
Site3.3 km from Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria 6°28′26″N 7°33′40″E / 6.47389°N 7.56111°E / 6.47389; 7.56111
Aircraft
Aircraft typeFokker F28 Fellowship 2000
OperatorNigeria Airways
Registration5N-ANF
Flight originMurtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
DestinationAkanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Occupants72
Passengers66
Crew6
Fatalities53
Survivors19

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. 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. 53 of the 72 people on board the plane were killed, making the crash the fourth-deadliest aviation accident in Nigeria at the time.

Background

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the crash was a Fokker F28 Fellowship 2000, registered as 5N-ANF. Its first flight was on February 10, 1975, making it 8 years and 10 months old at the time of the accidents. The plane had 10,618 flight hours and 14,149 flight cycles.

Accident

The pilots decided upon a VOR approach to Enugu. The visibility was very poor and below minima required for this approach. The minimum descent altitude of 300 ft was maintained above the local terrain, however, for unknown reasons, the plane began to descend about 3 km from the runway's threshold. The plane impacted the terrain of a cassava field.

The landing gear was torn off the aircraft and the plane slid on its belly for a few hundred feet. The left wing and engine were torn off by trees. The aft pressure bulkhead, aft fuselage, and empennage separated from the aircraft. The front fuselage was severely compressed and the cargo holds were ruptured. A fire erupted at the separated wing and engulfed the remains of the fuselage.

Victims and survivors

53 people died in the crash. 15 were killed in the initial impact and 38 were killed in the ensuing fire. Of the 19 survivors, 9 had serious injuries, and 10 had minor injuries or were uninjured.

The surviving flight crew and forward flight attendant escaped the wreckage via the cockpit's emergency windows. Some passengers also escaped through the cockpit.

Four of the victims were children of Nigerian senator Offia Nwali.

Probable cause

The probable cause was "the decision of the flight crew to continue the approach in below-minima weather conditions until the aircraft impacted the ground."

See also

References

  1. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Fokker F28 Fellowship 5N-ANF Enugu, Nigeria". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Crash of a Fokker F28 Fellowship 2000 in Enugu: 53 killed". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  3. ^ "CAA Paper 2002/04: A Benefit Analysis for Cabin Water Spray Systems and Enhanced Fuselage Burnthrough Protection" (PDF). Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. "53 bodies recovered from Nigerian jet crash". Retrieved 28 September 2023.
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